We just had our last weekend at our house in Ermita Santa Lucia, our home in Guatemala. Today we are heading up to Guatemala City to spend the night, and then depart for a 5 week trip to Australia and New Zealand. I'ts a pretty reasonable question to ask why we are leaving the country during our "year in Guatemala," and the answer, is "Ummm, wellll...." Actually, it makes a lot of sense to me that, since this is the only time our kids will ever have a big school break during the fall season, we take the opportunity to go Down Under in more favorable weather. Plus, I got FREE PLANE TICKETS for the whole family for the entire trip!! I am probably overly proud of myself, but about 10 months ago I got on
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