This morning Daniel and Renee left for the airport in Guat City at 5a.m.. We were all supposed to leave today, but case circumstances have required Nancy to stay another week. Actually, they want her to stay for at least two more weeks, but she had to drop her foot and cut that in half. If you think the judicial system is slow in the states, try coming to Guatemala. We walked into a "Police Office" during the beginning of our trip for some paper work only to see that their filing system consisted of stacks of papers tied together in bundles stacked on top of one another and then stacked on top of full filing cabinets. They do have computers down here, but it seems like their hard drives may be too small.
We hated to split up the group. We worked well together as a team. Daniel and Renee's energy will be missed, but we should be back together in about six days. We look forward to coming home soon. As beautiful as it is down here, it isn't Alaska. I see Hobo Jim is playing at the Fair on Monday night with a good band. Can someone please go and enjoy the music for me. I'm feeling a bit nostalgic for the Fair and it's good times.
We are not planning on staying in Rio Dulce for the next week. We'll be off on some adventure checking out the countryside looking for that wonderful Guatemalan shade. Jess and I have to work on a grant that is due Tuesday that is the main funding source for our jobs. Angie Wade (our friend, neighbor, and boss) is emailing all of our previous grant notes down to us. We'll have to shape up a large grant in two days. This is not a vacation down here.
We apologize for not writing back to everyone that has sent us encouraging emails. We hope to respond to each email when we return to AK. There has been so much support from everyone that we did not have enough time to respond back. I hope you do not feel left out. Trust me, we needed and enjoyed each and every note. Thank You!
Jess and Nancy are out on a walk right now. There is a group of women that walk every Sunday morning about 5 km. I am curious to see how Nancy feels when she gets back. She has recovered so well that I bet she is encouraging the women to walk five more K. All of her stitches are out and the wounds have healed and are healing well. You can barely see the wound on her chest due to her dark tan. You may not recognize nancy when she gets back to AK. She may blend into the shadows. She's as tan as you can get without turning into a Guatemalan.
Peace and Love
N,J, and B
