Index
For Guatemala
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Resources
for Relocating to Guatemala
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Around
The House In Guatemala - Around
The House In Guatemala - You’re a Homeowner in Guatemala,
with a Maid, and a Gardner. Ah!, Heaven! A Dream Come True.
....Now , Here are the Rules You’ve Gotta Play By. Finally! A full-time
employee to clean the house, cook, make the beds. And another to do the
yard. And a third just to watch over the property. It’s a Wonderful Life.
But before you drift too far off into dreamland, here’s what you’ve gotta
know about your responsibilities towards your Guatemalan employees.
Geezers
Just Like Me - A Central American Change of Lifestyle -Geezers
Just Like Me - A Central American Change of Lifestyle - Under the joyful
cloak of geezerhood... I bounded from my hermitage in search of the companionship
of other geezers. And I found them basking in the sun in Antigua’s Central
Park. A motley crew at best, we all had three things in common; we had
cast off the burdens of middle age, we were free of unholy matrimony and
we were living on fixed incomes. The latter was a major source for conversation
and the bonding that is unusual to a group that resembles a gathering of
rogue elephants.
Hasty Generalizations
About Central Americans and their Differences - Hasty
Generalizations About Central Americans and their Differences - We
all know how easy it is to generalize about "national character": the English
are reserved, the Americans are outgoing, the French are cultured, etc.
etc. We also know that when we try to apply such characterizations
to individuals of these countries, the individual doesn't fit the pattern.
In spite of this caveat, here is a quick overview of how Central Americans
have appeared to my wife and myself after working with people in each of
the countries over the past forty years. |
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Living On $400
A Month In Guatemala - Living
On $400 A Month In Guatemala - What it takes to live in Guatemala,
and how to live there on $400 a month.
On Being
Snowbirds - On
Being Snowbirds - “For the past fifteen years we have migrated
with the seasons.” We spend winters in Antigua, Guatemala and summers in
Washington, D.C. These are our feelings about the process.
Ten Years
Already, Yet. On The Grandkids Farm - Ten
Years Already, Yet. On The Grandkids Farm - After a few years living
in Antigua, we thought we’d like a place “more in the country” so the grandkids
could really know Guatemala. And so, we bought some land four miles from
Antigua. A garbage dump, really, with a bonus of some very old coffee trees.
An acre and a quarter. And now, after a lot of hard work and planting a
few thousand more coffee trees, Al processes, roasts, bags and sells “Finca
Los Nietos” coffee. “Finca Los Nietos”? It means, “The grandchildren’s’
farm.”
The Sailing
Life On The Río Dulce -The
Sailing Life On The Río Dulce - The Río Dulce is not
generally regarded as a place to retire. “That’s because property is pricey.
Most people on the river are living on boats. They come and go.” But, having
fallen in love with Guatemala and it’s people, Sharon and Big Al decided
to stay and build a house boat. Due to the heat and humidity in the Río
Dulce area, they felt that a house boat would give them more wide open
breezes and the ability to enjoy the beauty of nature. |
