March 30 - At The Farewell For Nadia And Hipolito

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

March 29 - Good Friday Dinner At La Terraza

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

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

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

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

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

All these continents
Lie between Rachelle and I
Hurrah for Facebook

March 21 - Nestle, Please Give Us Money For Cows

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

March 20 - Molienda in La Cuchilla

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

March 19 - La Tormenta De Las Chicharras

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

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!

March 16 - My Favourite Bird Walk Is A Sewage Lagoon

Garbage everywhere

Bad smells, bags caught on barbed wire

Yet there’s beauty here

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

March 14 - The Freakin' World Bank Proposal Is Finished

I've won CASM over
It took 28 hours
Of nothing but work

March 13 - There's A Particular Place In Hell For Days Like This

Living the nightmare
Translating bad translations
In an icy room

March 12 - Week 3, Guatemalan Travelling Circus

Dogs walking upright
A torpid, overfed snake
A boy-clown draws laughs

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

March 9 - Kicking Back At The Christopher Columbus In Trujillo

Long days of travel
Earn us a beach and pool day
Sunshine and cold beer

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

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

March 1 - Seeking Peace With The Angelitos Neighbour

Winston and I talk
He seems reasonable, but
Carries a big gun