The irony of the town Tecun Uman is just beginning to settle in with me. We crossed the Guatemalan and Mexican border earlier today and I sit in the small town of Salvador Urbina in the Mexican state of Chiapas reflecting on some of the images I have been wrestling with from my time inContinue reading “Tecun Uman – Every Guatemalan’s Hero”
Tag Archives: Central America
Sorting Out this Travel Experience from Central America
Why am I going on this trip to Central America? I keep asking myself this question over and over again. I promised to be reflective, as an act of worship as much as an act of internal probing about this trip. I came to the conclusion that I don’t need to justify this trip inContinue reading “Sorting Out this Travel Experience from Central America”
A Prayer from Central America
I carried a prayer with me during my travels throughout Central America this summer. One of the teachings of the Prophet is that the prayers of a traveller are accepted, if their trip is with good intentions, so I didn’t want to miss out on the opportunity. I prayed the prayer for the soul inContinue reading “A Prayer from Central America”
Two Books- Zen and Ocean- While in Central America
Ambitious was I, on my adventure in Central America, to finish two books, I did decide. If past performance could predict future results then my NYC and New England trips would indicate that I would fail at finishing either of the two books I chose to take to Central america. In my defense, I was onContinue reading “Two Books- Zen and Ocean- While in Central America”
On the Art of Reflection: Or, After Guatemala
“My action item when I get back home from Central America is to force myself to reflect,” I had triumphantly shared to the Delegation group in our last wrap up reflection session right before my early morning departure from Guatemala City. But in my mind, as I sit on the flight back to LAX, IContinue reading “On the Art of Reflection: Or, After Guatemala”
Books to Read Before Your Guatemala Vacation
Reading lists and I are like the Supreme Court and the Constitution (here), so any organization that takes me around meeting amazing folks and sharing wonderful things and analysis about Guatemala, AND puts together a reading list on the country, gets lots of brownie points from me. Said organization is CEDEPCA- Protestant Center forContinue reading “Books to Read Before Your Guatemala Vacation”
Barefoot in San Salvador: The Soccer War
I just had a few spare moments in San Salvador, El Salvador and at the airport I was watching some teams playing soccer on the television. I remembered something I read about regarding what was dubbed the “Soccer War” between El Salvador and Honduras. Yes, an actual war with guns, bullets and bleeding dying bodies.Continue reading “Barefoot in San Salvador: The Soccer War”
A Reading List for Central America, Root Causes Delegation Trip
My adventure in Central America (here) has required me to drastically change my reading list for 2015. As I am sitting at the airport waiting to depart for El Salvador, I thought I would quickly piece together a post on the books I read since I know next to nothing bout Central America. Well, IContinue reading “A Reading List for Central America, Root Causes Delegation Trip”
On (Ad)Venturing Into Central America
Back in February, when I was blogging about planning an “adventure where ever you are“, I had not imagined that I would be writing a blog post sharing the news of my trip to Central America. What I had in mind, at the time, were a series of trips to Western National Parks like DeathContinue reading “On (Ad)Venturing Into Central America”
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