July 2006 Archives

Analfabetismo

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Think of this as a visual representation of Guatemala's high illiteracy rate.

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Maestros

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We have finished our three weeks of Spanish study, and now have our heads and notebooks full of knowledge that we'll need to put into practice in order for it to stick. We both thought we were very well-matched with our teachers Marvin and Nancy. Nancy was both nurse and teacher to Kelly for several days when Kelly came down with a bacterial infection, a model of patience and flexibility. Marvin graciously entertained all my historical questions and told me his own story of displacement and hardship due the civil war. He was the one who told me the "joke" about the CIA, KGB, and G2.

Here we are, soldados de espaņol.
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