Category: Travel
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Rockin’ Guat 2009: Episode 8
ROJO, RUINS, AND REHAB Hello, readers, thanks for stopping by. We’ve had quite the eventful weekend. But first, some belated pictures from last week’s excursion to Chiquimullia with Denis and Alvira. Elise and I helped them with their presentation while mom and Jeanette talked to the village midwives. In more recent news, we went to…
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Rockin’ Guat 2009: Episode 7
DRAMAS, DISEASE, AND (TERRENTIAL) DOWNPOUR Hey readers, sorry for the lack of updating. I have caught some form of sickness and was too weary. I’m still sick with some diarrhea and aching, but hopefully it will pass. We have had a pretty cool last few days. We’ve been working with a middle school/high school group…
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Rockin’ Guat 2009: Episode 6
CUTE KIDS, CLOTHES, AND CANCIONES Hola, readers! We’ve had a pretty cool last few days. Yesterday we had lunch with Juan Carlos’ family after church. His brother, Alejandro, is the lead singer of the Guatemalan Christian band Vertical. Apparently they’re the Guatemalan equivalent of the Newsboys or something like that. We ate Domino’s pizza and…
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Rockin’ Guat 2009: Episode 5
SUSHI, SHOPPING, AND SURPRISES Today we visited a local indoor market in the city. It was full of trinkets and clothes and fresh food and lots of people. Since it was indoors all the vendors are packed in like sardines, so claustrophobes may have a tough time. Still, it’s an adventure in itself to walk…
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Rockin’ Guat 2009: Episode 4
NICKNAMES, NOT UNDERSTANDING, AND REALLY NOT UNDERSTANDING Yesterday was day 2 in Guatemala City. We’ve mostly just stayed in our host family’s home preparing for last night’s event. Juan Carlos and Jeanette hosted an all-night praise and prayer session with about 10 of their neighbors and friends. Jeanette prepared a humble feast of authentic Guatemalan…
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Rockin’ Guat 2009: Episode 3
PAN DULCE, (UN)PACKING, AND PELICULAS Estamos en Guatemala! But it took a long time to get here. We had to wake up at 3:30am for a 6am flight. Luckily we had a friend in Chicago who was willing to drive us to O’Hare at that time. Our whole reason for the early flight time was…
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Rockin’ Guat 2009: Episode 2
TARGET RUNS, TIGHT FITS, AND TOOTHPASTE Our bus to O’Hare leaves tomorrow from the Memorial Union at 11:30am, so tonight was Pack Night. I’ve got my trusty small blue backpack for a carry-on as well as my Eagle Creek Hovercraft 22, which is really a suitcase but is small enough to be a carry-on —…
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Rockin’ Guat 2009: Episode 1
TWEETY BIRD, TYPHOID, AND ‘TE ALABARE’ I’m going to Guatemala this summer with my sister Elise and my mom. My mom has been down there already for weeks now, having led a group of nursing students from Edgewood College on a mission trip to Guatemalan clinics and hospitals. Elise went down to the Guat in…
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McCarty Follows Uncommon Path
Published in the North Central Chronicle on September 28, 2007. How does one lead an uncommon life? History shows that the greatest leaders are those who rise to the challenge of leading an uncommon life, a life unafraid of what comes next. Esther McCarty is one of those people. Esther McCarty (’09) was born in…