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December 2006 - Posts

• Food for thought

  After these great holidays with huge spreads of food and great opportunities to spend time with the family, I am thinking about the food in Guatemala. Often families have tortillas and chile (a hot pepper, not really even salsa) for their regular meal. Read More... Posted Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:44 AM by rachelludwig | 0 Comments

• Some thoughts from, I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala...

  I have been taking some of my break time during Christmas to reread some of the books I read while I was in Guatemala. It is interesting the different way that I am able to look at and understand the readings. More time away from the situation has given Read More... Posted Thursday, December 28, 2006 6:45 AM by rachelludwig | 0 Comments

• Possibilities and Prayer

  While in Guatemala, we are planning to go visit a finca, a plantation, in this case for coffee (Of course everything must be flexible in Guatemala, so who knows if this plan will actually be able to be realized?) During this time, we plan on spending Read More... Posted Thursday, December 28, 2006 6:44 AM by rachelludwig | 0 Comments

• Immigration and Heartbreak

  Over 5 years ago when I went to Guatemala, I knew the difference between right and wrong. I knew illegal immigration was against the law, so it was wrong. After that year, my heart is torn and I don't know if illegal immigration is okay or wrong. Read More... Posted Sunday, December 10, 2006 3:05 AM by rachelludwig | 0 Comments