Guatemala Guatemala
My 2 teens and I, our friend Susan and her daughter Marisol are in Antigua Guatemala—a quieter, emptier Antigua with almost everyone wearing masks. This trip is different because for the first time ever we won’t visit birth family or travel around the country. Swaths of Guatemala have been declared Red Zones and, although we’re […]
Ruth
My friend of many years, the famous Ruth, was featured in Antigua Daily Photo this week. Photographer Rudy Giron’s description captures her essence: “My good friend Ruth needs no introduction; she’s probably the most famous Maya woman in Antigua Guatemala. Ruth is a polyglot. Ruth is an entrepreneur always looking for new enterprises… She always […]
July 2019
My phone reminded me where we were last July: in Guatemala, visiting Olivia’s family, traveling to Lake Atitlan, studying Spanish. Remembering those happy days.