Friday, February 29, 2008

Indian Women Touch Boobs

farewell to Antigua

The landmark of Antigua, el arco , formerly served as nuns to unseen inside the arc to cross the street to



was our last day in Antigua slowly but surely closer, and now he has come. We will take tomorrow at nine in the bus to Rio Dulce, and spend our last days in the east of Guatemala. There we will also enjoy the first time the Caribbean, in Livingston, a small village by the sea has to do with a lot of black Caribbean people, the reputation (and hobby) of THC-containing cannabis plants. So you always meet new and different cultures intressant. What else will come next is a mystery even for us, and we would hold more or less as you wish. Therefore, we will as usual after the event to report on our Reisli.

cathedral de La Antigua Guatemala, from the parque central de seen.


On Wednesday we finished our work at Common Hope. Especially the school children of Jeanette had no joy that we travel further, they showered but still with you on your way very nice gifts, flowers and Liebesbriefli. We have a crying, but also a laughing eye. The time in Antigua was very impressive for us, we have a lot of experience, gained many new friends, Guatemalans and globetrotters from all over the world. So we came last night to a dinner around our Teachers of English School, and then we went in the main! Frueh was it, our "Hausgueggel" began immediately with the reveille to when we broke his well-deserved sleep by joyful homecoming. Return, he liked the "real" morning crows at all any more, and we could sleep once beautiful place!




My friend Estaban welded together a toy car, only at my insistence, he used a glass protection for his eyes!

My last work with Common Hope: Street harassment concrete .....


....... and discard the old ones somewhere in a landfill (which is completely legal!)


Popular Output Target Antigua: crazy monkey!





last night with some friends at the celebrations

On Thursday we went to Guatemala City, we had to extend our tourist-visa by 90 days, since which mostly Central American States their new stamp duty shall not make. This was very funny because we work with a Guatemalan and a French girl on the message and then went on immigration. Our companions were leaving the building no longer, she studied all the travel brochures about the Ticino, Valais and all of our green, Helvetic landscapes. It was found that the sluggish officials completed our documents had before we actually wanted. For both sides a little, entertaining surprise.

On the Swiss Embassy in Guatemala Downtown


The 2-million city but we have not shampooed really, it's dirty, noisy, dangerous and a strain for the lungs. The traffic flow is improvised by the road users, sometimes the same road three lanes, but it can certainly also be extended to five rows. Our Guatemalan took us by car to town, thank God, it was a modern Jeep with airbag's. But here, too: a car with no dents. This allowed the drive at all even if the bumper dragging on the floor or behind the windshield 1000-end of broken glass has. And every year we go to the Swiss emissions test, and may not carry passengers on the roof!


Guatemala City sees from above actually very nice from




The pick-ups are rarely not overloaded



absolute verkehrtuechtiges car because the number is still visible.


We miss our families, friends and our home, but are not really Reisemuede. Our world is full of surprises, has many faces and is incredibly funny people populated. We greet you all again soon and let the wheels with one of us.



joy ..... I had to creatively painted Camionetas



at the bus station


When melon Sell one is always so tired!


scene on the Gemuesemarkt, a stand of hundreds!

Saturday, February 9, 2008

How To Tie A Double D Belt Buckle

Volunteer work

Our "house volcanoes in the evening on the way home


Since my hair in the last few months but are also grown, I went in search of a hairdresser. In Guatemala there are Barberia's and salons, where they cut their hair, paint nails and feet can bathe, etc. It's more the Barberia are intended for men, the (beauty) really salons for women. If I had known, I would be poorer by an embarrassment, I would not have to have to listen to giggling at Foehnhauben sitting or walking bathers women. And when my head was full of shampoo, the water does not work, what was even funnier than a stray Gringo hurts in a ladies salon, and once again resounding laughter me today. Nevertheless, the result was not a bad performance, all without a machine, but with comb and scissors. (Daniel: if you read this, I am looking forward to the next appointment with you!) Yeah, we experienced many things in foreign countries.


We have been working for four weeks on an aid project, Familias de Esperanza. For interested: ( http://www.commonhope.org ) (English and English)

Class of Jeanette

Jeanette: I'm assistant teacher in the school, the project also heard and special children as hyperactive and those with learning difficulties and promotes will be incorporated into the state school. There is a 12-year old kid's, do not expect to read, write and. The class consists of 14 in the Kid's Aged 10 - 12. Actually my work is mainly in support of the teacher ....... what sometimes dyes his exciting than it really is. However, I maintain a good contact with the Kid's, which often stem from large families (up to 14 children) and because of this big "Knuddelbeduerfnis" have. On the whole I've been doing well in this project and the children are grown I have extremely fond present.

Jeanette's bachelors, including about a lover

Jeanette is working on the teacher's desk


Roger: I'm mainly as a 'caretaker' doing business, and have very varied tasks. In the beginning I once labeled all the fuses in all buildings of the project, because no one can read electrical plans or schemes. Then I was able to revise the emergency group, again no one knows exactly how it works, the main thing is that enough diesel in the tank, the rest interested no one. So we have times changed every oil and air filters, can seep into the sticky black Altoelbruehe environmentally friendly in the ground and carried out some tests.

reviedierte The emergency power is enough for seven buildings and a hospital.

installation of outside lighting, routing tree bark and dry fly.


I am also sometimes there when we for poor families in the mountain valleys concrete foundations for their homes, all without machines, with shovels and hoes. The water had to be already "collected" some time earlier, then it is enough available. Sand, gravel and Zementsaecke everything is brought in on foot. This sweaty and really hard work but has a totally satisfying side. These people are living far below the poverty line but are so friendly and grateful that we can help you with pleasure. Once I lost my wallet at work, it had enough money in it, (200 CHF) for some time to live on. When I went back to the site, I was waiting for the mother who cleaned my Lederportmonee and neatly stored in a bag for me, herauszunehemen without even a cent. And lunch would be for this family only had a feast, but for us they have slaughtered their chickens, but even eating only rice and tortillas.

The Zementsaecke be opened and made of concrete by hand.


What us in recent days and weeks of very busy, are the demonstrations of power of the Mafia. To set up bus drivers during the trip by head shots to force your bribe charges. (Are Camionetas OE.V. and operated by private persons) in a single day, there were five deaths in Guatemala City. The police (in some cases mafia) again fails with over 1000 people back, and blocked roads to search the buses. Killers or clan leaders were executed after a short time because they commanded from prison by mobile phone from other murders. So everything is a bit uneasy, but we need not to fear, as our bus route is not in the danger zone. Chauffeurs will probably pay their protection money in Antigua.

A camioneta, the chauffeur outed himself as Jesus and Buggs Bunny fan. (Sometimes the front windows are tinted or decorated with adhesives)



We will now remain until the end of February in Antigua, and operate at Familias de Esperanza. Then we are on your own Central America explore but do not know yet exactly where we go, because we can possibly only in Mexico or Costa Rica Renew our visa on 4 March expires. But that nobody knows so precisely all know who they could still join us.

Because otherwise non-happening a lot lately, we have uploaded a few pictures containing. Sometimes nice to just look, and not always so much to read.

We greet you all.



My favorite beer thirst in various units



Twice we were Earthloddge, a relaxed avocado farm in the mountains, where for 3.10 CHF in the tent can stay overnight and many experienced:

Earthloddge: This "animal" turned out to be only as such, as we kept it for kindling, and abolished for our fire. Unfortunately it was lost a leg.





Earthloddge: This spider I saw on the toilet, before going to bed. I photographed it, and wanted to make for better pictures on the hand. Unfortunately, it is me then ran away. It was only when I showed the photos to an Guatemalans, he told me that this is a very poisonous spider bite caused her paralysis, and savage pain, but rarely deadly ends.


Two very dear friends, Lisa from Switzerland and Angela from Canada.

A Ferris wheel, which needs to be fixed, because it could not stop turning.