Monthly Archives: June 2008

Lots going on.  Getting acclimated to Antigua, Spanish, and living under a volcano.  Check it out: Those clouds are covering it’s peak.  Just follow the lines of each side and you get the idea.  Things have been such a whirlwind … Continue reading →

Got into Guatemala City at around 9:30 last night (11:30 G’wood time) and was picked up by Anastasia, a GVI intern. Anastasia is an English student from Portland. She volunteered with this project last year and couldn’t get it out … Continue reading →

Summer 1990 – On the eve of my 10th grade year (1990), I thumbed through an L.L. Bean catalog, and pointed to this backpack. My Mom picked up the phone and ordered it (pre-Internet). 1990-93 – Used every day of … Continue reading →

Ten years ago, I arrived back home after 2 years of living/working/traveling in Israel and southern Africa. I packed a lot of experience in those 24 months. In the years since then, I went to grad school, taught elementary school, … Continue reading →