IRL
Although we don’t see one another often in IRL, our connections are deep. I love meeting up with friends from our adoption community in Guatemala! The photo is taken on the roof of Restaurant Aqua on 4th Avenida Norte in Antigua, Guatemala. Volcano Agua looms in the background and the yellow steeple belongs to La […]
Trip to Chichicastenango
We spent a few days in Chichicastenango in the department of El Quiche, northwest of Guatemala City in the highlands, elevation 6,447 feet. “Chichi” is 98% indigenous Maya K’iche, with 21% of the population speaking only K’iche and 71% bilingual K’iche and Spanish. Chichi is known for its market day, which attracts sellers and buyers […]
At the restaurant Agua
Here’s a photo of family and friends at Agua Restaurant in Antigua Guatemala. With us in the center is Carlos Haas, university professor in Munich Germany, who grew up in Germany and is adopted from Guatemala. I’m grateful to Carlos or connecting with us as we overlap trips in Guatemala–and to all adult adoptees in […]
July in Antigua
Grateful to be in Antigua Guatemala with family and friends. xoxo
Friends
One of the reasons I love visiting Antigua is that we often run into other adoptive families. Case in point: This week, we bumped into longtime friend Velvet Beard and her daughter at Finca Azotea and hatched a plan to share a meal at one of our favorite restaurants, Quesos y Vino. Velvet asked if […]