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The Green Mama's Guatemalan Adventures: Adios.

Posted by The Green Mama on May 16, 2012

Traveling (home from) Guatemala with children: Our goodbyes. Adios is used for comings and goings in Guatemala and means, literally, to God. If a picture says a thousand words, then this photo essay just about encapsulates everything I wish I could say.... (in Spanish).  Leaving. Coming. Adios. 

 

The Green Mama's Guatemalan Adventures: Visiting Project Somos Children's Village

Posted by The Green Mama on May 15, 2012

After we left San Marcos la Laguna, we went to visit Tecpan where our friends, Heather and Greg, have founded Project Somos Children's Village.

The Green Mama's Guatemalan Adventures: To be. Nosotros somos.

Posted by The Green Mama on May 15, 2012

 Traveling with children in Guatemala: Life & Death !Nosotros somos!

Highlights: the most fun under the sun (in Guatemala), losing things, and my near-death stove explosion.

Me llama Manda. Soy de Canada, pero estoy en San Marcos la Laguna.

The most fun under the sun

The Green Mama's Guatemalan Adventures: Thirld World Realities.

Posted by The Green Mama on May 15, 2012

Living in Guatemala with children: disease, bugs, and waste...oh my!

We have had a full couple weeks.  Still heavenly, but a heaven with Giardia, unexplained vomiting, head lice, chiggers and biting flies, and Chicken Pox.

More on the diseases of Guatemala

The Green Mama's Guatemalan Adventures: Escuela Caracol, Guatemala's International Waldorf School

Posted by The Green Mama on May 14, 2012

Escuela Caracol is a large reason of why I decided to move my family to San Marcos la Laguna, Guatemala for three and half months.

The Green Mama's Guatemalan Adventures: A day in the life

Posted by The Green Mama on May 14, 2012

Third World, Developing World, (Mr. Rogers Neighbourhood is what my friend calls it); whatever you call it, a day in the life here is very different than a day in the life of most North Americans.

4 a.m. The roosters, which are EVERYWHERE, starting crowing. Loud and persistent.

6 a.m. Zella starts crowing pleas of hunger. (Mae-la may have already woken me with similar pleas earlier.)

The Green Mama's Guatemalan Adventures: the First Three Weeks

Posted by The Green Mama on May 10, 2012

Living in the Third World with Kids

Traveling to Guatemala

Holistic Travel Medicine for Kids: The Green Mama's Guatemalan Adventures

Posted by The Green Mama on May 10, 2012

Traveling in the Third World with Kids: Creating a Natural Medicine Travel Kit


The Green Mama's Guatemalan Adventures: Traveling with children in the developing world

Posted by The Green Mama on Apr 30, 2012

In the fall of 2011, I decided to take my young children (then 1 1/2 years and 5 years) and go to Guatemala for almost four months. Sin espouso. And, no, I didn't speak Spanish.

Lake Atitlan and Green Mama babyLake Atitlan and Green Mama baby

Ask the Green Mama: Alternatives to bleach and anti-bacterial hand soap in schools?

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Dear Green Mama,

I am the administrator for a preschool in Illinois. We are trying to green our school. I have read your Green Your Classroom article. I want to use a healthier alternative to bleach? What can I do? DCFS says I need to use anti-bacterial hand soap with the kids, but I know it is bad. Are they right?

—Green Administrator

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