Blogs from Lago de Atitlán, Western Highlands, Guatemala, Central America Caribbean - page 13

Als nachdem das wiedersehen mit dem lieben jan mit nica-rum gefeiert wurde, machten wir uns auch schon bald auf den weg zum naechsten ziel.. und zwar zu den naechstgelegenen "hotsprings".. wieder in die chickenbuse rein.. aber alles anders weil zu zweit lustiger... unterdessen oder immer noch, aber eigentlich wieder, viel gepaeck (24kg).. und schlussendlich in einem bergdorf angekommen.. ja die regenzeit hat angefangen.. und hier moechte ich mich also herzlich bei sam bedanken welcher mir eine goretex jacke verkauft hat ohne kapuze... hey alter.. meine bedenken waren also schon berechtigt, und auch deinen einwand dass ich dann einen mexicanersombrero tragen werde, welcher wasserdicht sein soll, kann ich jetzt herzlich verneinen..... auf jedenfall durch wilde umstaende, vor einem unglaublichen 70jahre thermalbadbau... mitten in den bergen.. welches einfach sofort an ein domizi... read more

My Final Week My evening out with Luis and Marcario began a little strange...Oh yeah, it was because Marcario never showed up...¡Lástima! (I later found out that he got there about 5 minutes after we left). We ordered sandwiches at Guajimbos in Panajachel and then carried them off to the shore of the lake where we sat and drank beer and watched the sunset. We joked about Don Chema selling everything that people give him, about the well that Don, the American gave $3000 to build (Water costs, at most, $50 per YEAR in Guatemala), and about how mad Larry was going to be when he got back and found out that the pressure washer had a faulty power cable. I had probably the most surreal moment there when I realized that I had so much ... read more

Thanks for a Wonderful Week, Tennesseans I did as close to nothing interesting as possible on thursday and friday. My job all day was to carry cinder blocks down a ridiculously steep hill in a wheel barrow. There were 400 of them...Yeah. Saturday- A group from Tennessee came today and they are great people. One couple has adopted from the orphanage before and are in the process of adopting again. They are here to work on the archway that has yet to arrive...God bless Guatemala time. Sunday- We spent a little time today in Panajachel walking around and eating. We then got back up and played with the kids a little and then I went to bed. Monday-Wednesday- Since the wood for the archway has yet to leave the tree we started on another project. We ... read more

An Entire Week of Moving Dirt...Oh, the Memories I moved dirt this entire week. It was incredibly boring, it would have been the most uneventful week ever if my computer had not broken in the middle of it. Yep, I am just about the only person that I know that has convinced his Apple computer hard drive to burn itself into a state of useless mush. Anyway, that is about the only exciting story for this week: Monday Feb 12: I took my computer to a guy in Panajachel who was supposed to be an expert with Apple computers. I walked in and saw a bunch of really old apple computers on the wall and thought, ¨yeah I am sure this guy will be able to help me¨ since sarcasm doesn´t transfer to print well, ... read more

Beginning of Week 3 I am going to try and stop writing about each day unless there is something unique about it. This week I started working with the rest of the guys on the brick-work. It is a lot more interesting than the dirt-work and I enjoy watching it a lot. They are good at what they do and take a lot of pride in their work. I have learned a lot about brick-laying as well, how to mix concrete from scratch, how to make the bricks level and keep them clean etc... I am have been looking forward to the team coming in from Stillwater, Oklahoma. That should give me a nice change of pace. For the time being I am just enjoying the less physically taxing work.... read more