Parties and Fun

La Rumba and La Parranda, again and again and again.

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

I have been back in Quetzaltenango (Xela) for about two and a half weeks now, and already it feels like a lifetime.
Xela, or at least the downtown area around Central Park, feels kind of like a college town. Everyone knows everyone, and everyone knows everyone’s business. Really.
I was showing a new Trama volunteer [...]

To “party” or not?

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

This is the dilemma I face when traveling, and, to be honest, in life in general.
On one hand, I’m not nearly the partier I used to be. Often, I prefer to read, write or spend time with friends at home, or watch a movie and/or guilty-pleasure television. Many times when I grab a beer, [...]

Anatomy of a Good Weekend

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

My planned post on ethical qualms and cross-cultural friendship will have to be put on hold, because I am exhausted after a weekend trip to Lake Atitlan. I should not be exhausted, because all I did all weekend was eat, swim, drink and lie around. After all that intense relaxing, though, I’m tired and ready [...]