Sunday, March 31, 2013

March 30 - At The Farewell For Nadia And Hipolito


We are conversing.
In Spanish. At a party.
Now that's real progress

Friday, March 29, 2013

March 29 - Good Friday Dinner At La Terraza


Sushi on the hill
As the procession winds past
Chanting in Latin

Thursday, March 28, 2013

March 28 - The Misery Of Uploading On A Slow Connection


Hours of trying
Stops, starts, then fatal collapse
But YouTube comes through

March 27 - Making Our Cuso Video


One very long day
Program struggles, power's out
At midnight, it's done

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

March 26 - Bird-Rich Day In The Woods Near The Ruins


It's a good bird walk
When collared aracaris
Settle in the trees

March 25 - Why'd I Wait So Long?


Easter holiday
Starts with my first pedicure
Perfect toe flowers

Sunday, March 24, 2013

March 24 - Catwalks Over The Pool Again


The pool is ready
For "Chicas En Verano"
Kids bob on balloons

March 23 - Luxurious Hours Of Stillness


Nothing to do but
Lie in the sun at the pool
Reading Paul Theroux

Saturday, March 23, 2013

March 22 - From M'Bour To Copan Is 7,800 Kilometres


All these continents
Lie between Rachelle and I
Hurrah for Facebook

Friday, March 22, 2013

March 21 - Nestle, Please Give Us Money For Cows


This is the first time
I've written a proposal
That's sustainable

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

March 20 - Molienda in La Cuchilla



Sticky hands scoop out
Molten sugar cane juice, sweet
like candy kisses

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

March 19 - La Tormenta De Las Chicharras


The rains thunder down
Waking the cicadas to
Sing their Easter song

Monday, March 18, 2013

March 18 - The Hot Season Is On


This is the weather
I remember: Baking hot
Skin sticky and damp

March 17 - At The Carnival With The Angelitos Gang


It's hot and dusty
And the whole thing costs too much
But those happy smiles!

Sunday, March 17, 2013

March 16 - My Favourite Bird Walk Is A Sewage Lagoon



Garbage everywhere
Bad smells, bags caught on barbed wire
Yet there’s beauty here

Friday, March 15, 2013

March 15 - OK, OK, I'll Pay For The Materials


Nelson says the school
Will hang a plaque to thank me
When the roof is built

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Monday, March 11, 2013

March 11 - Cathy Tremain Saves My Life


The laptop arrives
And suddenly, the clouds lift
I'm back in business

March 10 - From East To West


First, African palms
Then pineapple, bananas
Coffee in Copan

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Friday, March 8, 2013

March 8 - A Garifuna Tradition Unfolds In Ciriboya


Her magic touch turns
yucca into thin, flat crisps
Cooked over the flames

March 7 - Town Hall Gathering In Brus


Passionate meeting
Until the generator
Drowns everyone out

March 6 - Nighttime Boat Ride To Brus Laguna


The road ends. Water
is the highway here. We fly
beneath the night sky

March 5 - Gracias A Dios


Sandpipers and terns
Wheel along the sand highway
Surf splashes tires

Monday, March 4, 2013

March 4 - From Tela To Tocoa


Long hours aboard
One bus after the other
Eating popcorn balls

March 3 - The Upside To A Messed-Up Volunteer Meeting


Nothing goes as planned
The sked doesn't fit, the food's cold
But I see toucans

March 2 - Feeling The Chill in Tela


Stormy grey ocean
Too cold for open-toed shoes
We huddle 'round beers

Friday, March 1, 2013