Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, second only to Haiti. I had seen that statistic several times in the past, but for some reason I never believed it. I thought that surely there must be other countries that are poorer … Cuba? … Honduras? … Bolivia? Perhaps Guatemala as well, for […]
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Antigua, Guatemala
The city of Antigua is unlike any other place in Guatemala – there is a fair amount of money here. The vast majority of the 13 million people who live in Guatemala are poor, but being in this small town of about 60,000 people is like being in an entirely different world. Let me paint […]
Guatemala – Rich, but mostly Poor
I just completed my second week here in Guatemala, and I would like to begin this entry by sharing a few stories about my experiences here in Xela. It is hard to know for certain what a place is like until you actually visit it, and in my own life there have been times that […]
Ignore a Problem
That seems like a fairly pragmatic solution, doesn’t it? If there is a problem in my life, or in your life, or in the lives of those around us, just don’t notice it … ignore the reality … pretend that it doesn’t exist. Maybe it will go away. This practice of ignoring a problem is […]
Rich and Poor
I walked by a Salon & Day Spa on Main St. here in Salt Lake City that offers expensive hair care, manicures, and various and sundry other pampering. Anyone who pays the price is welcome as a customer there, but I expect that most of the clients are middle class and higher, many of them […]