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    • Patiperros en la Calle
      Dag 17

      Sprachschule in Antigua

      18. oktober 2021, Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

      Ab jetzt heisst es "Schulbank drücken"! Wir haben uns für einen zweiwöchigen Power-Spanischkurs bei der Sprachschule Probigua in Antigua angemeldet. Den Tramper-Rucksack stellen wir für diese Zeit in die Ecke und knien uns dafür hinter unsere Spanischhefte. Damit wir möglichst viel lernen (und auch sprechen müssen), haben wir uns für täglich fünf Einzellektionen eingeschrieben und beziehen vorübergehend ein Zimmer bei einer guatemaltekischen Gastfamilie 🇬🇹.

      Bereits am Sonntag bezogen wir unser Zimmer bei Janet und ihren beiden erwachsenen Kindern Daniela und Martín. Janet ist selber Spanischlehrerin und wies uns gleich zu Beginn an, mit ihr ausschliesslich spanisch zu sprechen. Auch Daniela und Martín nehmen sich immer wieder Zeit, um mit uns zu plaudern. Neben uns wohnen noch zwei ältere Damen aus den USA bei der Familie. Pat und Panchita - so nennen sich die beiden - leisten einen Freiwilligeneinsatz bei der Hilfsorganisation God's Child und unterstützen die lokalen Mitarbeitenden bei der Pflege von unterernährten und verwahrlosten Kindern aus der Stadt sowie der weiteren Umgebung.

      Der Unterrichtsstart am Montag hatte es bereits in sich. Unsere beiden Lehrerinnen Sandra und Marielos gaben sich die grösste Mühe, uns zu fördern und zu fordern 👩‍🏫. Sandra konfrontierte Martina bereits zu Beginn mit spanischen Fragesätzen und Dani durfte alle möglichen Konjugationen "durchexerzieren". Auch mit Hausaufgaben sind die beiden nicht gerade sparsam 😆 Nach fünf Stunden Intensivunterricht brummte uns regelrecht der Schädel 💀 und wir verbrachten den restlichen Tag mit Kaffee-Hopping und relaxen.

      Die Sprachschule Probigua haben wir übrigens sehr sorgfältig ausgewählt. Ein Teil des Ertrages fliesst nämlich in Bildungsprogramme in ländlichen Gegenden 🏫. Zudem existiert mit dem Verein Probigua ein Schweizer "Ableger". Rigoberto Zamorra, der Direktor von Probigua Guatemala und sein Schweizer Kollege Max Umiker konnten in den letzten dreissig Jahren bereits 19 Schulen bauen, verschiedene Bibliotheken gründen und fahren zudem mit einem zu einer mobilen Bibliothek umgebauten Chickenbus in die abgelegendsten Winkel von Guatemala 📚. Schaut doch mal rein: Probigua Schweiz (https://www.probigua.ch/) und Probigua Guatemala (http://www.probigua.com/).      Les mer

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    • ReisendeIxil Trip

      Meeting the crew

      22. februar 2022, Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      Back in 2018, when I was living in Cologne, I met Martin Müller, a German bookshop owner from Wuppertal, at a gathering of Guatemalans in Northrhine Westfalia.

      What was he doing there?

      It turns out, Martin knows our own country probably better than most of us do.

      At the end of the 80s and early 90s, Martin and his wife Anna started collaborating with a project that supported communities in the Ixil Region in the department of Quiché, in the western highlands of Guatemala. The Ixil Region was one of the most affected by the 36-year long civil war that happened in Guatemala until 1996.

      At some point, the project was about to be stopped due to some difficulties. Yet then, Martin and Anna, got together with Aroldo, their partner in the Ixil region, and María Elena, a women who had been engaged in the project for long. And they decided to continue with the educational part of the project in the region.

      And so, APEI was born. Amigos Para las Escuelas Ixiles is today an association, funded mostly by private donations from Europe, that supports education in several communities in the Ixil Region by building up schools and providing scholarships.

      Martin visits Guatemala every year to see the projects. And this time, I have the privilege of joining him in his tour through the communities to get to know their work and, especially, the people they work with.

      Today, I met Martin in Antigua, where he usually stays before his tour through Quiché. We had dinner with his colleague Maria Elena, who directs the association in Guatemala, and Rolf and Claudia, an adventurous swiss couple who started supporting APEI some years ago.

      Tomorrow we depart to Quiché. I'm very excited!      Les mer

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    • NomadinMexico, Guatemala - full stop
      Dag 66

      Hotel Casa Santo Domingo — 2

      20. mars 2020, Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      I decided to come here if the country goes on lock down. I negotiated the price for a double room from 240 to 60 dollars, so 30 dollar a person.

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    • NomadinMexico, Guatemala - full stop
      Dag 62

      Flying out to the Cancun

      16. mars 2020, Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      Federica called me during the press conference of the SWISS Bundesrat saying they advice that Swiss citizen should come back. I could hear she was very concerned. We phoned and the end she said; You are an experienced and well traveled person, I trust your gut feeling. Thank you for that Schätziböhni!
      I actually have a gut feeling that the virus will not visit me.

      Today at school a girl from Switzerland told me that there are direct Edelweiss flights from Cancun to Zürich.
      Until now I thought it is best to stay put because whilst traveling I’m more at risk than staying here.
      Now the situation appears more likely to get worse and out of hand despite the virus does not like the heat (hearsay). Guatemala will not be able to handle many cases.

      I decided to fly out tomorrow 17.3.2020 to Cancun for different reasons. The situation mentioned above. My daughter being concerned.
      I’m closer to an airport which has direct flights to Switzerland. (For now the tickets is 2’700 SFR.!!!!!) I’m on sea level in Cancun. The altitude combined with the heat affects my breathing. 15 minutes walk and I’m exhausted.
      The Mexican health system is better than here in Guatemala.
      I booked an inexpensive AirBNB on the Beach Playa del Carmen, Cancun!! How cool is that!!
      I have friends in Mexico City I can turn to in need. Thank you for that Mike and Oxanna!!

      The doctor of Maximo Nivel (my school) controlled temperature and blood pressure and if fine gave us a “certificate” that we are virus free.
      He also said that Mexico closes their border tomorrow. That people are not allowed on the beach. I’m like...., WHAT!!!!!??

      I wanted adventure, I’ll have adventure.
      Will they let me fly? Will they put me in quarantine in Mexico? I would love a hideout on the beaches of Play del Carmen....      Les mer

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    • NomadinMexico, Guatemala - full stop
      Dag 73

      Don’t want to leave - but going home

      27. mars 2020, Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

      If you leave a comment please don’t forget to out your name - otherwise I won’t know who left the comment.

      I really, really don’t want to leave, don’t want to interrupt my travels. A lifelong dream comes crashing down. I need to process the going back, wrap my head around it.
      There is a deceptive silence, ill-omened quietness. Cases are at 19.....?
      I feel like in no time there will be an eruption of corona cases; Followed by a health catastrophe, recession, social riots, military intervention....
      I could be wrong, I’m no expert, so I discussed my assessment with a couple of local residents.
      Same assessment.
      Traveling home becomes more difficult by the day. Locally and globally. It is to much of a risk to stay here.
      My family and friends are obviously very concerned. The last thing I want to happen is me getting sick and my family not having the possibility to be near me. It would devastate them.

      The German embassy is conducting repatriations flight. One is on Sunday. The gave 40 seats away to neighboring countries. Among them 10 to Switzerland.
      I’m on that flight. It pays out that I have been in contact with the Swiss embassy since a week.

      Right now I can hear Claudiazul grinning. She will hold this against me for the next 100 years.
      “The Germans saved you”🙄😏😀

      The journey scares me. One because my pulmonologist advised against it. Then...
      Drive from Antigua to Guatemala City. Three hours checking procedures starting at 6am. Sixteen (!) hour flight due to technical stop in the Dominican Republic. Frankfurt Airport. Train to Base. Taxi home. Many opportunities to contract the virus. I have so many mixed feelings.
      Anxiety, fear, anger, sadness ....

      But much better then a complicated journey through Mexico, the USA and god knows what other countries.
      I’m still very grateful of the privileges that are bestowed upon me.

      Eventually of course I will come to terms with everything. Hoping to continue my now return travel to a one-way-ticket travel.

      Cheers
      Claudia      Les mer

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    • NomadinMexico, Guatemala - full stop
      Dag 60

      Guatemala and the mean virus

      14. mars 2020, Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      Julia (my niece) called me at 6.30am my time🙄. Ohh😳, sorry I did not think it were so many hours🤔. However, she just called to make sure I was a fine🥰.
      Federica called me yesterday: “Mom, you have to come home!”
      Julia repeated the word Armageddon about 45 times. The pictures and videos from Europe are weird and eerie to us here here in Central- and South America. Daily life continue as ever, but feelings of anxiety, unease and insecurity grow.

      Since the Central- and South Americans countries lack in resources in the health system, they are really afraid of the virus, it could crash a whole country like Guatemala.

      Firstly it’s gonna spread really fast because of the almost total lack of hygiene in the little villages, which I have witnessed first hand. The hospitals would not be able to cope, people would die in the hundreds and thousands.
      Secondly because for Guatemala tourism it’s very important factor. If that goes, and it will since the latest measurements taken, there will be an economic crisis which will leave a poor country even poorer. Almost 70% of the population are below 30 and most of them don’t have jobs.

      So the government started to take measurements. As of Monday no American and no European can enter Guatemala. Until then passengers coming in will be sent in quarantine for 8 days. Which is random number because science does not yet know how long it takes for the illness the break out. The prevention efforts seem to be drastic but looking at the above mention consequences it is totally necessary.

      The Maximo institute in Peru (partner school) will close because the government closed all school. Students here start to change plans and there is a lot of confusion among the European students because their flights go thru different countries.
      I hope my school here in Antigua won’t close, I still have two weeks to go and I’m loving it.

      On the 1. April I have a rendezvous with my godchild Mara in Bogota. We want to travel Colombia for three weeks. Not sure if that is gonna happen....

      I allowed myself one tiny-corona-panic-attack since I’m a at risk person. I bought a thermometer to monitor myself😷🤒.

      The Spanish media released a list with movies to watch because the government apparently issued a order to stay home. For all of you woh now spends a lot of time at home.
      https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/cine/2020/03/14/…

      Since I think for now traveling back home be would be far more dangerous than staying put, I stay here. Guatemala so far has one confirmed case.
      Although we all think there are more because many people can’t afford to go to the doctor and the testing kit is expensive. But also many people in the villages don’t want to go to the doctor because they use their traditional doctors. Many of them don’t read newspaper. Either because they cannot read or because they don’t/can’t buy. And Internet is often not available.
      Guatemala is strongly catholic so I hope that the church will do information and prevention work.      Les mer

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