“What is the sound of one hand clapping?” This is a question from a Japanese Zen Bhuddist kōan (a problem designed as a mental exercise for a student of meditation). It’s supposed to hone one’s wisdom, insight, peace, and compassion and lead to Inner Consciousness. I don’t remember why I first decided to ask Sennet […]
As Stacie posted earlier, Sennet’s first time on a boat was the journeys back and forth across Lago de Atitlán, nestled between three volcanoes in the Guatemalan highlands (Los Altos). At one point I asked him if he liked it, and he nodded his head vigorously and said yes. Then he looked out at the […]
One night in Antigua while Tía D was with us, we all went out to dinner at restaurant El Sabor del Tiempo on one of the main streets just up from parque central. We sat in a window seat right on the sidewalk. During dinner kids and ladies kept coming up to the window to […]
It dawned on me today that Sennet has experienced many firsts on our trip to Guatemala. He got his first passport (at the ripe old age of three). He took his first red eye plane ride. First trip out of the country. First time seeing lightning. First time hearing thunder. First mosquito bite. First time […]
We took a fun day trip to Panajachel from La Antigua. It is only 50 miles but took over two hours to get there as the roads are often only one lane and frequently in disrepair and traverse through small towns (villages) where the traffic is slow. We took a boat ride to a few […]
We said our until laters to Aunt D last night as she left before the crack of dawn. Sennet woke up at 6 am asking for her and luckily I was able to convince him to go back to bed- the problem is that I wasn’t able to go back to sleep. Oh well, I […]