Feliz Cumpleanos a Dave! (10/25/11)
Today is Dave’s birthday, and we celebrated with a fiesta on the rooftop of GSS (our school). What a great time! Rolando and Nora, the school directors, threw a fantastic barbecue in true Guatemalan fashion. We had homemade guacamole and homemade salsa, as well as potatoes, steaks and tortillas hot off the grill. What a...
Our First Outing (10/23/11)
We took our first field trip on Saturday to hot springs in the mountains of Guatemala. We were the only two students who decided to participate in this outing, so it was just us and Nora, one of the directors for the school. This trip proved to be interesting in many ways. First of all,...
Getting to Guatemala (10/19/11)
The past six days have been a whirlwind of activity and change in our life. We cruised into Abbeville on Thursday night and barely stopped to breathe between then and when we left for Atlanta on Sunday morning. The wedding weekend was a blessing for us… we were overjoyed to celebrate in the marriage of...
Last week in the U.S. (10/14/11)
We made it to Abbeville! Thanks for all the prayers for speed as we pushed it hard this week to make it in time for a wedding. We arrived safely in Abbeville on Thursday afternoon around 4:30 p.m. Our trip from Nashville should have been about 390 miles, but alas, our Alabama map failed us...
Oh, the People You’ll Meet (10/8)
You’ve heard of the Dr. Seuss book, “Oh the Places You’ll Go!” Well, we’ve about decided that with all the places you go, there should be an “Oh, the People You’ll Meet in the Places You’ll Go!” This has definitely been one of the most interesting elements of our travels. On Saturday morning we took...
Making it to DC (9/14/11)
We made it out of the flood zone in Pennsylvania, and within a few days, rolled into our nation’s capital! We had a fantastic few days with our friends Travis & Billie Hubbs. For starters, when we got into town on Sunday evening (the 10-year anniversary of 9/11), they took us along to a tribute...