tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69134107168287736942012-02-16T05:23:11.888-08:00Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311519615350036572noreply@blogger.comBlogger241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913410716828773694.post-29390755723076707132011-01-04T11:05:00.000-08:002011-01-04T11:07:51.219-08:00

It has been a long time since I've updated my blog and I am hoping that this coming year I will be better at posting more often. Once I am back home (this evening) I hope to post what I've been doing since my last post, last May. More to come soon....

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Hello all. Here a some pictures of what I've been doing here in Macomb during this past semester. I have been working at the local hospital, McDonough District Hospital, and have been loving doing screenings and health education in the community. This is a shot of the yearly Agricultural Fair at Western Illinois University.... My co-worker Kelly and I were in charge of sun damage screenings and

Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311519615350036572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913410716828773694.post-71844017779282310452010-03-15T14:14:00.000-07:002010-03-15T14:21:22.406-07:00

Hello all here are a few shots from the past couple of days.....This is the alter in the Armenian church St. Gregory's in Chicago. I was asked to be a guest speaker at their Saintly Women's Day and attended the Lenten Mass beforehand. I spoke about my Peace Corps experience in Armenia with about 60 Armenian-American women/men. It was a wonderful experience and I know that they all loved

Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311519615350036572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913410716828773694.post-81184253034819352592010-02-15T17:23:00.000-08:002010-02-15T17:44:50.354-08:00

I spent last weekend in Chicago visiting with former Peace Corps friends...it was wonderful....here are a few shots from my trip.... I had to stop in the American Girl Doll flagship store for my mom and neices - they would have loved it...Here I am by the Kit doll - my mom and Maren have this doll.....This shot is from Navy PierI met up with my site-mate and good friend, Austin, and her two

Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311519615350036572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913410716828773694.post-1398624434253835072010-02-09T08:07:00.000-08:002010-02-09T08:10:41.817-08:00

This is what I woke up to this morning.....we have been having snow flurries since Friday, but it seems that we are in for some accumulation today....campus is on snow advisory alert and I envision that my evening class will be canceled. I have plenty to keep me busy though, lots of stuff to read and plenty of projects to work on.....oh the joys of living in the mid-west - I HATE SNOW!!!

Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311519615350036572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913410716828773694.post-7473487376771193812010-01-28T19:20:00.001-08:002010-01-28T19:35:15.491-08:00

Here are a couple of pics of my living room - since it is so small I decided to go with a chair and ottoman instead of a loveseat - it's perfect!School has begun and I am so happy here in Macomb. I am taking 15 credits and I am doing more reading than I have ever done - it's crazy!!! My teachers are great, most of my classes are small and the other students in my field are wonderful. It's

Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311519615350036572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913410716828773694.post-5965057911663255962010-01-16T15:09:00.000-08:002010-01-16T15:19:43.609-08:00

Here are some shots of my new digs in Macomb, Illinois...My apartment building - I am on the top left.The joys of living in the USI don't have a couch yet, so I am improvising....see, I did learn something from my PC service...Kitchen and Living Room are connected and SMALL - so not getting a table/chairs....Note the adorable quilt on my bed - made by ME!!!!Note the Armenian alphabet hanging on

Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311519615350036572noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913410716828773694.post-1531708211594575242009-11-27T22:43:00.000-08:002009-11-27T23:00:00.334-08:00

Here are a few shots from Thanksgiving week.... Tristan (Laura's son) and Nana (Mom) making turkey place markers filled with m&ms...Nana playing hockey with Matthew, while Megan looks on - my cousin Becky's two cute kids.....Robbie and I - not quite sure what look Robbie is going for here - Amish, Jewish, who knows...Cousin Emily (and yes, that's how we actually refer to her), Megan and me

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Here are a few photos from Halloween Day..... Went down to the Oregon Coast with Kimi and Christyn....I love the Oregon Coast...... Took Tristan trick-or-treating....He was Indiana Jones..... There were lots of cool houses in the neighborhood just down from Mom & Dad's....

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Here are a few shots from my time traveling with my dad and aunt, we are having a wonderful time together.... In the ruins of Santa Clara convent - the flowers here are amazing... Ruins of Santa Clara conventThis giant, disgusting cricket tried to hop in bed with me, but after about 10 minutes of trying to squash it my sandal, I was victorious!!The Copan Ruin in HondurasThe Copan Ruins in

Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311519615350036572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913410716828773694.post-60254895176156131572009-10-17T12:04:00.000-07:002009-10-17T12:14:46.890-07:00

Last night we had a party in celebration of me completing my spanish classes.....We started out by having dinner at my favorite restaurant in Xela - we had grilled steak, grilled onions, grilled potatoes with frijoles, rice and tortillas - I am going to miss this place Here we all are with the restaurant staff and one of our teachersWe then went to a 70s themed dance party - we didn´t know we

Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311519615350036572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913410716828773694.post-51323574513170192872009-10-12T14:46:00.000-07:002009-10-12T15:01:06.290-07:00

This past Saturday I hiked Laguna de Chicabal with some friends from school. It´s a volcano that has a lake in the middle of it. It was amazing!! The lake is sacred to the Mayas and you can find Mayans doing religious ceremonies all around the lakeThis is one of the altars that they place flowers onMe, standing in the middle on the volcano next to the lakePart of our hikeThe hike itself was 9km

Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311519615350036572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913410716828773694.post-29060199285606457502009-10-05T14:58:00.000-07:002009-10-05T15:07:57.196-07:00

Hola mis amigos......here are more photos from my adventure.... This was lunch yesterday, YUM!!! Grilled steak, frijoles, avocados, fresh off the grill tortillas.....This is where the steak was grilled...check out that flame...Celebrating the day of the Virgin Mary...she is the patron saint of XelaWent to a glass blowing factory....glad to see they do some recycling off all the bottles here....

Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311519615350036572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913410716828773694.post-565037462377004032009-09-30T14:32:00.000-07:002009-09-30T14:43:35.061-07:00

Here are a few shots of cafes around town and some of the food I´ve been enjoying....This a cute cafe right next to the big theater in town that Nadia and I found the other day, I drank an orange crush and had a cake with flan in the middle of it - yummy!!! And this is the sign on the wall when you enter the cafe - too bad I couldn´t bring my glock with me....The best hot fudge sundae!!! The

Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311519615350036572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913410716828773694.post-24497451617138418022009-09-24T13:56:00.000-07:002009-09-24T14:02:26.726-07:00

Here is a picture of my family in XelaHumito, Denise, Me, Derrek, Sandy y Roberto (mis padres)Derrek is leaving today and last night he made a North Carolina dinner for the family, country-fried steak, mashed potatoes, green beans and homemade biscuits, so yummy!!

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Hoy, fuimos al cementerio....... Apparently if you write a wish for love on this grave then it will come true....

Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311519615350036572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913410716828773694.post-37871695990528898432009-09-21T15:17:00.000-07:002009-09-21T15:47:52.465-07:00

Here are a few highlights of my last few weeks....English Roast Dinner Lake AtitlanKayaking....The mayans wash their clothes in the Lake Our hotel on the lake I am a foodie - frijoles with chips, steak with guac and salsa and homemade tortillas - AWESOME Market in San FranciscoYou could buy any kind of animal here...I would gladly eat ¨khash¨ again instead of cow nose and mouth One of the

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Went to the fabrica de chocolate today...it was heavenly.....the ¨willy wonka´s¨of Xela.... chocolate covered strawberries...divine!it is much more fun to eat chocolate than make it...Sara and I enjoying our steaming cups of hot chocolate...

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More photos from my adventuresstreet in Salcaja playground in Salcajaweaving this guy was amazing!!in front of the oldest church in central americasupposedly the oldest spanish church in central americacirca 1524 during pedro de alvarado´s conquest of the regionok, this isn´t salcaja, it´s Xela - main cathedral in the parque central Yesterday our school went on an excursion to the pueblo of

Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311519615350036572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913410716828773694.post-39761599159493787172009-09-07T14:21:00.000-07:002009-09-07T14:40:42.809-07:00

Hello all, here are a few shots of what I did this weekend....Derrik, Nadia, Me & Felix eating at a Mexcian restaurant after the fútbol gameAt the fútbol game - Xela is in red/blue we won 2-1!!Nadia, Me & Sabrina in the back of the pick-up that took us to the hotspringsLas Fuentas Georginas - so wonderful!!!El Mercado DemocraciaIt was a fun weekend. School had planned the trip to the hotsprings

Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311519615350036572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913410716828773694.post-1326694263414282052009-09-02T14:25:00.000-07:002009-09-02T14:45:14.260-07:00

Hola, mis amigos.....here are a few pics of life here in Xela......me and my teacher, Teresa, at school - and yes, that´s a diet coke next to me...Mayan women - I have no idea how they carry the baskets on their headsVolcan Santa Mariastray dogs, I felt like I was back in Armenia...Catholic church in a neighboring Puebla, Zunilyes, they have crazy wiring here too....a typical home in Zunil - I

Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311519615350036572noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913410716828773694.post-91423714932826311142009-08-31T13:54:00.000-07:002009-08-31T15:43:16.754-07:00

Buenos Dias mis amigos! I am sitting in an internet cafe after having completed my first day of spanish school. It was a good day....I woke up around 7am, had breakfast of papaya, banana and watermelon covered in yogurt - YUM! Walked down to school - it´s about a 5 minute walk, when you don´t overshoot it like I did this morning - fortunately I left with plenty of time to get lost....my

Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311519615350036572noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913410716828773694.post-69416921336684680592009-08-27T21:56:00.000-07:002009-08-27T22:04:11.405-07:00

I've had a few questions about what exactly I'm going to be doing down in Guatemala, so I thought I'd better explain it for you all. No, I'm not doing anything for Peace Corps, no I'm not doing any type of teaching....I am going to be the student this time around. I have enrolled in a Spanish language school and will be learning Spanish. I am attending Educacion para Todos (

Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311519615350036572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913410716828773694.post-27300428859332952972009-08-24T21:06:00.000-07:002009-08-24T21:15:01.510-07:00

I am giving the blog thing another try in hopes that the internet access in Guatemala will be slightly better than what I had available in Armenia.I have finished my Peace Corps service and before heading off to Illinois for grad school in January, I am heading down to Quezaltenango, Guatemala for a 7 week Spanish language immersion program. And perhaps a little fun too. :)I am only carrying-on

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