Once again: I´m still catching up on events that happened a while ago - but better late than never. Before we backtrack though, I'll fill you in on the past few weeks.

I have been continually asking for more guides than the one that we currently have. This is because I would like for the tour to be prepared when my promotion starts taking effect. Unfortunatlly for right now that seems like a loosing battle, but still I struggle with the powers that be to eventually prevail. - I am continuing to have my presense felt in the school here (which is continutally making it easier to get to know the kids and enjoy working with them). I have been trying to create a lesson plan folder for each teacher in regards to the environmental education curriculum.. but they haven't had enough time in the past 2 months to review my resources to pick the ones they like (this was an attempemt to make sure they took some ownership of the program). So things are slow.. and i decided to speed it up by asking for my books back so I could just pick them out and show the teachers some of my favorite lessons.

Aside from that I have been diving into 19th century France - intrigued by the Count of Monte Cristo... who like myself mingles with royalty (embassador Durham pictured below), has outlandish parties (the welcome party pictured next), and sees strange things (ostreches) in the middle of nowhere. Anywho... back to the past ->>>



A jolly bunch in my training group:


BFF! lol... j/k..rotfl! (sitemates)



Before the trek in the mountains of Chilasco-
A view from Gerogios patio:


Georgio and Buckley:



I think you can blow this up and seek the birds I was trying to capture:


Here are some birds that I actually DID manage to capture- Just glad that they were behind that protective fencing.. I never knew ostreches could look so mean in person!


A view on the way home - Very cool mountains that look like they should be valcanoes (but we are pretty far away from the volcs here)


Whos that cherry fellow? What a goon!



Sorry for the lack of explination, but I will soon be able to pick up the pace with this thing and be able to discuss some real issues here in Guatemala. Hopefully I will still have visitors by then... see you guys later...