Monthly Archives: August 2010

Today.

Posted on August 31, 2010 by carmensaurus

I´m in my favorite internet cafe with Hugo (who I keep wanting to call Travis) listening to some fairly current hip hop. I´d be back at home already but I´m trying to send some photos (at 36% uploaded currently) to … Continue reading →

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Quick Stats and Fun Facts

Posted on August 27, 2010 by carmensaurus

Tortillas Eaten: 34 Times I’ve Eaten Beans: 5 Times I’ve Eaten Spaghetti: 5 Bouts of Diarrhea: 0 Bug Bites: 12 Camioneta Rides: 8 Times Hit in the Head on Camioneta Rides: 3 Best Camioneta Song of the Week: Spice Girls … Continue reading →

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Puchica (which is either “wow” or “shit” depending on the context)

Posted on August 21, 2010 by carmensaurus

I am celebrating a full week in my Community Based Training site today. Only eleven more to go! What adventures/lessons has my first week brought me?  1. A Return to Meat Eating When I was getting dropped off at my … Continue reading →

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They just played Lady Gaga in this internet cafe.

Posted on August 15, 2010 by carmensaurus

There´s a lot I want to share with everyone and a lot I want to remember about my first few days here, but I´m sure a play by play would bore the pants off of you. So I´ll try to … Continue reading →

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And I´m officially a trainee.

Posted on August 12, 2010 by carmensaurus

We made it out of Arlington and to Guatemala without any difficulties (I didn´t even lose anyone´s passport!). We were greeted by a few of the PC Guatemala Staff, loaded onto our first ¨chicken bus¨ (decorated former US school busses – … Continue reading →

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T Minus Four Hours

Posted on August 11, 2010 by carmensaurus

We’re supposed to be up and checking out of our hotel rooms in roughly four hours. That’s 3:30 AM eastern. That’s 12:30 AM real time. Oh dear. Then we board a bus (with our 80lbs of luggage each…) to the airport … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye. Or Adios, I suppose.

Posted on August 10, 2010 by carmensaurus

Over the last two weeks I have put over 2,000 miles on Skip (the car my sister and I share… though I guess it’s all hers now!) traveling up and down the west coast in an attempt to fully move … Continue reading →

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The Top 5 Most Ridiculous Things I Have Considered Packing

Posted on August 5, 2010 by carmensaurus

I have trouble packing for weeklong trips, so you can imagine what a challenge it is for me to decide what comes along with me on my Peace Corps adventure. I’m finally getting down to it and have an impressive … Continue reading →

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How I got here.

Posted on August 3, 2010 by carmensaurus

“So, why are you doing the Peace Corps?” It’s a fair question. Some people can’t understand why I would willingly forgo the comforts of American life, how I could leave everything I know behind. Others seem to be searching for … Continue reading →

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