Earth Quake Survivors
Wednesday, June 13th, 20072:30, Kate and I were watching an episode of Lost during our siesta when I started to feel the bed shake. I asked Kate is she felt it too. She thought it was just me paying a trick until I pointed out the swinging curtains, Kate’s purse, and everything else hagging on the walls. We [...]
Guatemalan Earthquake Hits San Cristobal
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007At 2:30 Mexico standard time (Central), while Kate and I were in a deep lost induced trans I started to feel the bed shake (we don’t have a couch). I asked Kate if she felt the shaking because I was scared my body was just doing it in response to this morning’s workout (more to [...]
Tropical Storm Barbara vs San Cristobal’s Drainage
Friday, June 8th, 2007While Barbara never made it to hurricane status, we still have felt its affects. It has been raining in San Cristobal for a week and yesterday when whats left of the storm hit, we had rain and hail for hours. There is nothing like the sound of rain and hail on a tin roof and [...]
The 1 Peso Adventure.
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007During the rainy season San Cristobal is notorious for power outages. I guess all the exposed wires from the do-it-yourself wiring that seems to plague most buildings, tripping breakers or blowing transformers when they get wet. So last night our neighborhood lost power. After talking in the dark for 30 minutes Kate and I decided [...]
Summer Veggies All Year Round
Thursday, May 31st, 2007For dinner tonight Kate and I made focaccia bread and stuffed it with grilled summer veggies. I was worried San Cristobal’s high elevation would affect the quality of the focaccia but it turned out nearly perfect. I added too much oregano to the recipe because it’s the only spice we have and so I substituted [...]
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