The Land of Eternal Spring: Peace Corps, Guatemala

One of the things that I love the most about Guatemala is the colorful Mayan clothing that is still widely used called traje (pronounce...

One thing that I found extremely interesting was how honestly and openly many Guatemalans whom I met shared their past experiences in the U....

One thing that I have noticed about Guatemalans is that they confusingly refer to the capital, Guatemala City as just Guate. So when aski...

Guatemala isn't only the land of eternal spring, but also the land of volcanos both active and dormant. During Peace Corps training I h...

TORTILLAS, TORTILLAS, TORTILLAS! BEANS, BEANS, BEANS! My host Mom making tortillas over a fire (the pressure cooker to the right is co...

According to the 2012 UNICEF report: the "average schooling in Guatemala is 5.98 years, below the average for Latin America (7.8 years)...

The two years I was in Guatemala for All Saints Day (November 1) were two of my favorite and most memorable days. The giant kite festival an...

Typical lunch in a comedor (this cost 15 Qutezales = $2) If you have the chance to visit Guatemala and you want a little taste of the cu...

A tuk-tuk in beautiful Antigua It's true. Tuk-tuks have three wheels, are covered (they have cloth flaps on the sides instead of...

My host mom, Juana, and I I know this is a bunch of pictures of me (and my host family) but bear with me. Traje (pronounced traw-hey) ...