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Julie

About Me

Optimistic urbanite, extroverted soloist and modern minimalist flees San Diego in search of predictably random Guatemalan adventure. Back in a jiffy.

My Blog

Holding Firm, Fluffy Firm

I can't do it. I won't do it. I wish I could. I really want to. I need to. I know. I know! I'm bloated, insulated, slow and stupid. Something has to give. Yes, you're right. I should. I could a few in...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:42:00 GMT

Working Girl

Home Base Heading back home to Esquintla today. For reference, it's not much of a stretch to say I am the only American tourist to visit the city in a decade. Spanish schools are not an option. S...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:54:00 GMT

UNCLE!

Sun's up! Rolled out of bed this morning and cozied up to my favorite coffee-tea drinking, ipod listening, yoga meditating, custom assessing, fantasizing, waking up and resting down spot on the terrac...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:54:00 GMT

Transitory Trauma

The four hours of singing, chanting and pounding above my head had to be some kind of religious affair, but I'm honestly too afraid to ask what was going on. I thought better of it when I saw (what me...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:12:00 GMT

Confessions From A Gringa

How does one language, two weeks and 2,000 miles change a girl? Since I arrived, I& Stopped cussing. Started second hand smoking three packs a day + Found out I actually like Gin (& Raspb...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:48:00 GMT

Guatemala at a Glance

Mi Casa: A spectacular oasis, sans hot water. Note: Guatemalan oasis, but a true sanctuary none the less. Rendon Family: Amazing, beyond hospitable and never-ending. I wondered, for a bit, if anyon...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:35:00 GMT