For those of you interested in hearing more about “Foreign eXchange,” read on for details. Then comment or email if you have questions or would like to get involved. For those of you who have already signed up, keep in mind that we need your letters a.s.a.p., and we’d like to have your gifts by […]
Tag: Guatemala
So the Boys Know We’re Crazy about Them (Rachael)
Remember when we said we wanted to let the boys in Guatemala know that there was someone out there who was absolutely crazy about them? Well guess what? It’s happening! A few weeks ago we launched Foreign eXchange, which is kind of like a sponsorship program with a few uniquely-eXchange twists. For one, the […]
Our Top Ten Ways to Save Money (Rachael)
Given the state of our economy, now probably isn’t the best time to be increasing our expenses, but, wouldn’t you know it, that’s exactly what we’re doing. One of our goals is to go to Guatemala four times over the course of 2009 (compared to the two times we went in 2008). Our first trip […]
Perspective
I know we said we were going to take turns blogging, but Nate’s priority this week is to work on the upstairs apartment. (Yes, we have apartments–more on that some other time.) So, to take some of the pressure off him, I (Rachael) am going to be blogging again this week. Our trip two weeks […]
Guat Wrap Up
As I was looking over our blog last night, I realized that a lot of the content of my blog posts has centered on our time with the babies. Interestingly, this wasn’t the original plan. We had hoped to spend equal time at the babies’ home, Eliza Martinez, and San Gabriel. However, due to circumstances […]
Don´t be fooled by the suit. It´s not really Spiderman–Guatemala Day 4
I promised I’d post pictures of Spiderman´s surprise visit to the babies´ home. John was Spidey last time, but to keep the mystery going awhile longer, Nate gladly agreed to be a super hero for the night.
Babies and Teenagers–Guatemala Day 3
Okay, despite the cute pictures, I gotta admit…yesterday was rough. Among other things, we weren´t really prepared to spend the morning at the babies´ home without John and Emily. You see, John and Emily are fantastic planners, and they always bring great games and activities for the little ones. We thought we´d be at the […]
Pizza, Playground, and Princesses–Guatemala Day 2
I really can´t think of a better way to start a trip than hanging out with babies…especially when they´re as sweet as the ones at the Buckner babies´ home. I think I´ll let our pictures do most of the talking. Tomorrow morning, we´ll be with the babies again. Then, in the afternoon, we´ll be at […]
Almost Didn´t Make It–Guatemala Day 1
Since today was a travel day, I really didn’t expect to have much to write. However, there’s at least one good story that came out of today. We almost missed our flight in Chicago. No, no, that’s not the good story. It comes later, but to tell the story, you need to know that […]
Guatemala–August 2008 (R)
If you want to be a pipeline to and from Guatemala, it helps if you’ve been there.Lucky for us, this August, we got to take our first trip down to Guatemala with a couple other people from eXchange to see what was going on in Guatemala and how we could be more involved. But before […]