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Guat's the Word?: August 2010
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Thursday, August 26, 2010. Sorry for the delay. This address can be used to send "non-valuable and non-urgent" items. If you send a box it will stop in Guatemala City, be taxed, and wait and wait and wait for me to come and pick it up. :) But the puffy manila envelopes should make it through. You can expect it to take 10 days (usually) to 3 weeks (occasionally). In other words, the postal system runs on "Guatemalan time". The Gift of The Cloud. But with the exception of today, it's been unusually cloudy.
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Guat's the Word?: October 2010
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Sunday, October 31, 2010. Best Buy work team and 6th grade class painting one of our partner (public) schools. I took this one for you, mom. Detail work! The mission of Common Hope is Common Hope to promote hope and opportunity in Guatemala, partnering with children, families, and communities who want to participate in a process of development to improve their lives through education, health care, and housing. The evolution of the oven. So housing, health, aaaand. education! We plan and model interactive...
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Guat's the Word?: March 2011
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Whew what a long, full, energizing and completely draining, life-giving day. Ash Wednesday. Miercoles de cenizas. At 9:00 we have mass," they tell me at school. 'As in, 400 students go to mass? With them), reach your friends chair, poke your fingers through, push on them with your feet, etc. When it's time to kneel, during the Lord's Supper, you can actually get. About this time I hear the priest asking how many days passed between Jesus' death and resurrection? Little hands sta...
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Guat's the Word?: June 2011
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Thursday, June 30, 2011. I've been learning Spanish for a loooooong time, and man, would Ms. Nobles be proud to see where I've gotten after those first few, rocky years. And still, every once in a while, a word or saying grabs me by the heart or makes my ears perk up in curiosity. So, I thought I would share a few of my favorites. This is just my favorite Spanish word. It means bubbles, and it's fun to say. Burbujas. This is an oldie, but goodie. Me encanta chocolate. Me encanta la playa. Basically just ...
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Guat's the Word?: A picture is worth a thousand palabras
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Saturday, July 23, 2011. A picture is worth a thousand palabras. To see what we've been up to go here: http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? July 23, 2011 at 3:10 PM. That is a great video showing the work that Common Hope and the Education Promoters are doing in Guatemala.and the photo of you all is priceless! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Other YAVS in Guat. YAVS around the world. Nancy's daily News reflection. Witty and wise Jane. A picture is worth a thousand palabras. View my complete profile.
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Guat's the Word?: Watching the market wake up
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Watching the market wake up. Watching the market wake up. Is like watching a little chick. Peck away the shell, piece by piece. And enter into the bustling shuffle of life. It is the feeling of stretching our your limbs after sleeping for hours. It sounds like the beginning of a rainstorm. Whent he first few pelts of rain. Break the moist silence,. Complete with rolls of thunder as car motors. And old school busses. Warm up the cobblestone. Of a nightly 8 hours fast.
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Guat's the Word?: February 2011
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Monday, February 28, 2011. First, to read this blog, take the following steps:. 1 Open your eyes widely (think surprise and amazement). 2 Let your mouth drop open. 3 Now, mouth still open, smile. 4 Ask yourself (or say it out loud): Is this my life? 5 Lift up praise for creation, thanks for loved ones and supporters, and all around gratitude for life, expressed with joy. 6 Repeat steps 1-5, for several days. That was my reaction to Belize. It all began when Tina wanted to take a picture of the boat.
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Guat's the Word?: New Hope
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Saturday, July 16, 2011. Yesterday Ligia and I shared a training on the. Program with teachers from anotherbranch of Common Hope called New Hope, or Nueva Esperanza which is a school run by Common Hope, just outside of Guatemala City. It was so much fun and the teachers were really excited to learn about the program and new activities that they can use to develop phonemic awareness and basic reading skills. Time here and has inspired some future plans! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Guat's the Word?: Weekends in Guate
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Sunday, June 19, 2011. Preface this by saying that at placement event wwwwaaaayy back in March 2010, Marcia (our then-future-coordintor) introduced herself and the Guatemalan placement by saying "If having a nightlife is important to you, then you might consider somewhere. Than Guatemala. (She is very diplomatic.). This by saying that my nickname here (in VARIOUS circles, in English. In Spanish) is grandma, or abuela. This is. Because I am a passionate sunscreen advocate and. Yes, yes I am.). What one la...
