HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!
Hey Yáll,
Sorry I've been incommunicado. Today I started my volunteer work with a group called ASIMAM. It's an orginization that assists indegenous women with understanding their rights, basic education, and sustainable living (I think. I have yet to fully understand all of what they do.) My first day on and I´m already making myself useful. I taught them (2 indegenous mujeres and 1 hombre) how to operate the new microwave. And I fixed their printer (Hmmm... Cable was unplugged and they need new ink.) Dichotomy time: While I "fixed" their computer they were all comparing the features on their cell phones. I was in the middle of guatemala in an all indegenous pueblo and they have better cell phone service then many parts of LA. WTF!
Anyway, all this means less time to write. So expect fewer updates. I'll probably give two updates a week.
Quickly though, this weekend I saw Star Wars III. Amazing. The best of this latest group. But then again I saw it in spanish and could only understand about 20% of what was said. Perhaps it's better that way.
I have so much more to say, Mall of America in Guatemala, Jungle Restaurant ala Disneyland, Taco Bell in Guatemala, Mayan Ruins.... Strange weekend. Can't wait to tell you about it.
Happy Birthday mom!
Sorry I've been incommunicado. Today I started my volunteer work with a group called ASIMAM. It's an orginization that assists indegenous women with understanding their rights, basic education, and sustainable living (I think. I have yet to fully understand all of what they do.) My first day on and I´m already making myself useful. I taught them (2 indegenous mujeres and 1 hombre) how to operate the new microwave. And I fixed their printer (Hmmm... Cable was unplugged and they need new ink.) Dichotomy time: While I "fixed" their computer they were all comparing the features on their cell phones. I was in the middle of guatemala in an all indegenous pueblo and they have better cell phone service then many parts of LA. WTF!
Anyway, all this means less time to write. So expect fewer updates. I'll probably give two updates a week.
Quickly though, this weekend I saw Star Wars III. Amazing. The best of this latest group. But then again I saw it in spanish and could only understand about 20% of what was said. Perhaps it's better that way.
I have so much more to say, Mall of America in Guatemala, Jungle Restaurant ala Disneyland, Taco Bell in Guatemala, Mayan Ruins.... Strange weekend. Can't wait to tell you about it.
Happy Birthday mom!
posted by Mateo "El" Barbero at 7:29 PM
3 Comments:
Matt - we miss you.... but I love reading about your crazy adventure.
Spoke to your lovely wife yesterday and wrote a reminder on my hand to leave you a message (that's what it takes!!)
just wanted to send you some love and fat prayers
thinking of you....
jo
Matt Barber...you are missed, yet hearing about your experience has been quite fun.
Stay safe, and keep enjoying the experience! All sounds exciting, and I'm looking forward to in-person narration, complete with gestures and facial expressions, in the near future.
- Work
Hola, Mateo, como estas? Como te va con el castellano? Viste a Estar Guars? Que bueno. Hay Taco Bell en Guatemala? No sabia. Y hay instrucciones explicandoles lo que es un burrito? Les dijeste que no es animal? Estoy en la casa del Jefe de Jo, con Jo. Yo prepare macaroni con queso para comer, le dije que es el plato tipico de aca...a ella no le gusto...hay que aprender como ser buena misionara aca--a ella tiene que gustar la comida aca! Hay que comer la comida tipica y la comida te tiene que gustar para que seas buena misionera!
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