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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. |
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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. |
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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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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. |
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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. |
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| 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.” |
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