temeridad

fuenta georgina, originally uploaded by sawyers_kevin.

so here i am sitting in a pool of water warmed by a VOLCANO.
so cool but OH so HOT. this is Fuenta Georgina about an hour from the city of Xela. a group of about 9 students and the maestra went up for an hour or two on monday. the trip up was just as interesting with views of the volcano Santa Maria in the not so far distance. fields of everything you can imagine growing in well manicured fields being watered with this nutrient rich water.
more pix on flickr. link to the left PHOTOS

luego,
que

and then there’s sunset

Originally uploaded by sawyers_kevin.

view from my bedroom door and window.
stunning. imagine three or four different fiestas going on in the background with traditional music, american, british and latino pop all mixed up and BLASTING at the same time. it was awesome to say the least. all part of the beginning of the Navidad celebrations.

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Originally uploaded by sawyers_kevin.

Jerri on a roof top outside my new digs with the new host family in Xela. Check out where Jerri goes while in Central and South America.

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Originally uploaded by sawyers_kevin.

just stepped out the front door of the host family and had to get a shot of the new day. can you say color and texture?

winnie the BOO!

Originally uploaded by sawyers_kevin.

mercado was today. in xela it happens every first sunday of the month. the central park area was blocked to traffic and it was actually pleasent without the exhaust. this this is my favorite pic of the day but make sure to check out the rest on the PHOTO link on the left.

later,
que

there was just an  earthquake about 2 min ago. 2:57 pm.

the walls moved enough that i got up from my seat in the lab and ran to archway. everyone else followed.

the lab tech acted like nothing was happening. she’s local…….maybe loco

i’ve lived in SF for 8 yrs and have never experienced that.

WOW and OMG

GE your weavings smell terrrific

Originally uploaded by sawyers_kevin.

just a little dicotomy going on like usual. i didn’t realize the GE logo was there till later. NICE.

make sure to click on the photo link on the right.  i just uploaded a TON of pix. they’re labeled yet but at least you’ll get a view of things around here. later.

que

 

the mennonites apparently are in larger numbers in Belize.  they came there to escape pursecution in Europe in the late 19th century.  drive on young mennonite women in your puffy cruzer.  god is luv in a puffy black cloud.

 

so the food.  what can i say but OMG. everything is so fresh and well prepared.  the best so far are the soups.  they’re all made with rich broths and lots of fresh herbs and vegetables.  so good.  seriously yellow eggs (this means they’re practically plucked from the chicken) and always delicious.  then there’s the price.  so inexpensive.  i had a great lunch the other day of a brothy thick soup with herbs and stuff….lots of celantro and two nice sized chicken medallions fried nicely on one side and a mound of yellow rice AND deliciosly fried fingerling potatoes.  to drink i had hot tea and a glass of freshly squeezed pineapple juice.  bread is served with each meal as well.  this meal cost me around Q15 which is roughly $2.00 US. is that stupid or what?  the thing is if they have just a little money they make the most of it and things are done as well as possible when it matters most.