As Laura and I walked back to the centre after picking up lunch, the earlier downpour had turned to drizzle and the sky was beginning to brighten. We turned up the street to the Centre and there he sat. Rex is a dog I know well; he is a gentle soul and belongs to one of our families. He follows the grandma (abuela), and girls everywhere and today was no different. He was sat by the door patiently waiting, guarding, …
Sat overlooking the old capital city of Antigua are several volcanoes, standing like sentinels, proud and intimidating. Among them is Fuego, which likes to regularly let off steam with small rumblings and eruptions. Generally, these volcanoes pose no real threat and are a point of beauty and fascination. However, yesterday was different. Yesterday Fuego erupted with a fury that has left at least 25 people dead, many missing and numerous without homes. I first heard the news from friends who …
It was an ordinary evening, just like any other.Well, no, actually it wasn’t.None of my evenings are ‘ordinary’ anymore. How can they be when I live in ‘La Antigua,’ Guatemala and every time I step outside I see volcanoes!? My evenings are far from ordinary and yet after a few weeks they have a similarity to them, a pattern and yes in a way they are becoming more normal and a little ordinary. I have been feeling a little frustrated …