mom, read this!
Friday, February 13th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I;m planning on calling you between 6 and 7pm this sunday!!!! will you be available???? I'll call the house phone. lots of love.
just when I thought things were quieting down
Friday, February 13th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »wednesday we moved to the 'nicer house' on the property.... we had been living in the house that is farther away from the hospital and not as 'nice' because the nicer one didn't have a hot water heater (yes, I've ...
waterfall cave: not a spectator sport
Thursday, February 12th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »wow. yesterday we got to skip work to go with the two american nurses on this waterfall seeing adventure through the adventure company, "Caves Branch". this is what i knew about the excursion prior to going on it: we'd be ...
XUNANTUNICH!!!!
Monday, February 9th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »chris and ju, thanks for the comments, and yes, please knit me a mu sweater!!!! yesterday erin and I took public transit to xunantunich, mayan ruins about 30 minutes from san ignacio/santa elena. we then hiked about a mile up ...
market
Saturday, February 7th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »just got back from the market... reminiscent of city market in KC with a belizean overtone... kasava, jicama, lots of other unique veggies and fruits... met a cool vegetarian couple who owns a store called 'Back to my roots'. She's ...
tarantulas!!!!
Friday, February 6th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »apparently they are around... hopefully one doesn't make its way into the house!!! sleeping under the mosquito net was great last night, tres stylish, like a canopy bed. the hospital closes at three on fridays in observance of the coming ...
belizean falafel
Thursday, February 5th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »belizean vegetarian meatball: cornflakes, pecans, cilantro, spices, oats, wheat flower, water--blended, then made into balls and fried in oil. mui tasty. mui vegan. reminds me a little of the falafel at aladdin cafe (39th street favorite in KC) this afternoon ...
I gotta be honest (thanks for the words Hayley!)
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »feeling a bit of homesickness today at times... It's interesting... It seems so far that this is one giant exercise in mindfulness/being present in the moment. When I think about how long I'm going to be here (ahhhh, 33 days), ...
lounging on the porch
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »greetings from santa elena. the landscape is incredible here: rolling hills, green everywhere. second day at the hospital. helped cast a woman's fractured foot this morning, a first for me. it's getting windier, i think it may rain. I am ...
airport
Sunday, February 1st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I'm sitting in KCI waiting to fly to dallas, I arrive in Belize city around 4pm, and will then be driven across the country to Santa Elena, somewhat near the guatemalan border. As per usual, there was some sort of hold ...