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January | 2010 | Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala
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Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala. Living and researching in Guatemala. Archive for January, 2010. January 10, 2010. We’ve finally settled on where we’ll be living in Guatemala. We’ll be renting the bottom half of a house in San Miguel Escobar, a small community just 5 minutes – 3 km – outside of Antigua. Apparently the bus heads up to Antigua every 10 minutes or so. Maybe we’ll be able to meet the tiny cowboy pictured on there as well! Blog archives for January, 2010. The title "Jun B'ey Chik" litera...
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Heavy rains devastate Guatemala | Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala
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Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala. Living and researching in Guatemala. Laquo; Doña Luisa Xicotencatl. Too Cool for School. Heavy rains devastate Guatemala. September 9, 2010. Gives an overview of the situation in Mexico and Guatemala, and the video below has some footage. There are some Non-Governmental Organizations. Mayan families is another respectable organization that provides many forms of care like food and housing, and you can donate via their website. Or Medcins Sans Borders? Notify me of ne...
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Video games in Santa Catarina Barahona | Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala
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Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala. Living and researching in Guatemala. Laquo; Too Cool for School. Video games in Santa Catarina Barahona. September 17, 2010. Coffee cans become childrens’ drums and cheese graters musical instruments. It is a landscape full of trash-turned-treasure. How about a shot of the cartoon character-filled carousels? That must be quite a sight! Who are their cartoon characters? What are they made of? Where did they get the carousels? Or did they make them of metal also? I'm a...
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February | 2010 | Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala
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Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala. Living and researching in Guatemala. Archive for February, 2010. February 28, 2010. My little boy is 7 months old today! Some of his favorite things to do are play with empty bottles, pound on things with his palm, take walks around town, complain at us when he wants to stand up (assisted) instead of sit, and yell “ha! 8221; to people he meets or to get our attention. He is the most amazing, wonderful little creature I’ve ever seen. Market Day in Antigua. The freshne...
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State of Siege | Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala
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Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala. Living and researching in Guatemala. Laquo; Patron Saint Festival. December 21, 2010. In an effort to curtail the increased drug activity at the Mexican border, President Colom declared a state of siege. In Guatemala on Sunday. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email. Enter...
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Maximón, The Shape-Shifting Saint | Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala
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Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala. Living and researching in Guatemala. Laquo; The whistling tree. Maximón, The Shape-Shifting Saint. October 1, 2010. I published an article this month in the local magazine. On the well-known and sometimes controversial figure Maximón (also known as Laj Mam, San Simón, El Monchito). You can read the article here. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. University F...
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Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala | Living and researching in Guatemala | Page 2
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Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala. Living and researching in Guatemala. September 7, 2010. There is a wonderful bread store in Antigua that we love to visit called Doña Luisa Xicotencatl (or Doña Luisa for short). They have specially baked bread every day of the week, which varies between yogurt bread, banana, carrot walnut, and olive among others. Yum! They also have a wonderful homemade 2% yogurt (with live cultures – a must for the international traveler! That is made fresh twice daily. I’ve ...
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December | 2010 | Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala
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Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala. Living and researching in Guatemala. Archive for December, 2010. December 21, 2010. In an effort to curtail the increased drug activity at the Mexican border, President Colom declared a state of siege. In Guatemala on Sunday. You are currently browsing the Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala. Blog archives for December, 2010. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 9 other followers. A cicada apparentl...
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October | 2010 | Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala
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Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala. Living and researching in Guatemala. Archive for October, 2010. October 13, 2010. Every town in Guatemala has a patron saint. They are viewed as the protectors and overseers of the community, and they are the principal figure presented in the church, which is always a central location in the town, both geographically and socially. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Maximón, The Shape-Shifting Saint. October 1, 2010. This slideshow requires JavaScript. The title "Jun...
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Too Cool for School | Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala
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Jun B'ey Chik: The Road to Guatemala. Living and researching in Guatemala. Laquo; Heavy rains devastate Guatemala. Video games in Santa Catarina Barahona. Too Cool for School. September 13, 2010. The name of the family dog, which means star), and. Cow) He responds with the appropriate animal and object noises when asked in Spanish: moo for. Cow), growl for. Lion), snort for. Pig), brrrr for. Motorcycle). And he holds up one tiny finger when asked how old he is. They are so cool in their shades. Enter you...