Jan
16
2012
You know what’s a pretty word? Madrugada. (It means dawn.) Poor Eleni. Every time we video chat, I give her a cursory greeting and then it’s Where’s Emmy? I want to talk to my baby! The good girl that she is, Eleni produces for the camera one perfect grandchild. I open my mouth as wide [...]
Jan
15
2012
As much as I love my bloggy, it’ll be a relief to put it to bed for the foreseeable future, once I get home. In the meantime, I’m glad to have a record of my journey. And so it continues… I walked into town at 8:00 a.m. to get coffee since I was out of [...]
Jan
14
2012
A boring day. Caught up on my blog. Didn’t take a shower till 3:00. Walked carefully into town, trying not to jostle my stomach on the cobblestone. Had a curative lunch of chicken soup near the park and bought a cookie. Later, visited the woman I’d stayed with during my last visit to Guate. She [...]