So I did my visa run to Mexico and have somehow gotten stuck here. But not in a bad way. The city where I am is full of history, culture, art, music...people seem so wealthy here, financially, compared to Guatemalans. But it's not a static, tourist Disneyland either like Antigua. Locals live here, frequent the historical center, and don't all live off tourism though it seems like plenty of them do. I manage to escape town by doing a work exchange on a nearby farm and it's hard work, clearing the beds of weeds, thinning out patches of carrots, or hauling sacks of compost all under a blazing, high altitude sun. The saving grace is getting to listen to the Zapatista version of NPR on a portable fm radio which plays not only mariachi and songs from the rebellion but segments of interesting public service announcements and of course, Zapatista propaganda.
Unfortunately, I have to keep this brief as my last post got deleted and the sun is out. Will update again soon.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
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