Quotidian: daily, usual or customary;
everyday; ordinary; commonplace
The children are in their let’s-wear-our-K’ekchi’-clothes phase.
It involves much twirling and curtseying.
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Confession: I’m not that fond of the local garb.
My opinion: it smacks of gaudy, and the blouses make the women look boxy.
However, some of the skirts are flat-out gorgeous: flowing and elegant,
and the multicolored twine at the waist makes a wicked hipster belt.
I’m looking for a (more muted) black and white skirt to bring back.
Paired with a white shirt (per the style demonstrated above) it should be more my style.
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A slight identity crisis: our K’ekchi’ gringa nun.
Hammock swinging as an extreme sport.
I’m not sure what the goal is, but they flip around until someone gets dumped.
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The rainy season is serious business.
I don’t know what I was expecting, but man, when it rains, it rains.
I don’t know what I was expecting, but man, when it rains, it rains.
With 70 inches of rain a year, we really are living in (or very close to) the cloud forest!
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Proof it rains in my house.
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Fun and games.
On the patio: a neighborly visit.
Spilled popcorn, courtesy of my (extremely) klutzy younger son.
Spilled popcorn not yet cleaned up, courtesy the sudden appearance of
A SNAKE IN THE HOUSE.
No picture of the snake, courtesy of the feet-on-the-sofa paralyzed mother.
The first sleepover!
(My younger son didn’t do much of it.)
A sleeping solution for those with one florescent ceiling light in their bedroom.
One Comment
Anonymous
I am so glad your kids haven't changed, just moved into a different culture. They find ways to have fun with most anything and use their imagination to create life. I know that there is culture shock and meltdowns but seeing these photos of their homemade games, make it seem like they are somewhere close by.
L in Elkton