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Heidi had a bad experience last night seeing a homeless crippled woman lying (dead??) on the street, right at the foothold of her homestay. No one cared or helped her. Two hours of waiting … No one wanted to become involved and her Housemother got very angry when Heidi used a blanket to cover this…

What a fabulous weekend! I’ll let the pictures do the talking … My father Ted, an incredibly cre8tive and talented man! slaDE~ with Jenny … beautiful! shadow dancing slaDE~s talent is never-ending (he can even juggle bees! 😉 )

I literally feel as if I’ve been run over by a steam roller, several times over. I have a canker sore that makes speech almost indecipherable and I feel like ka-ka. Here’s hoping I can sleep better than last night! b l A H ……………

Today’s school activity involved taking a chicken bus to HueHuetenango to see Los Ruinos with Aimee and maestro Mario. Basically the chicken buses are retired US/Canadian school buses and the bus I took to Xela was by far a more ‘luxurious’ Pullman (these are mainly retired Greyhounds). I was really quite surprised by the low…

People have important things to communicate. Speaking from your heart allows the emotionally difficult, the ordinary, and the wonderful things in our lives to be communicated and received. — David McArthur and Bruce McArthur, The Intelligent Heart

“Life consists of contradictions. You should know the day, its beauty; you should know the night and its beauty. And remember, they are not separate. Every day brings you to the night, and every night brings you to the day. It is one wheel, one circle, one organic whole. Once you understand that, then in…