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Tag Archives: Guatemala
Losing control, peaceful Tuesday and approaching 8.
I appear to have lost control of my children. I don’t know when this happened, but I am trying to remain calm, as after many years I have realised that being a parent means that nothing is a permanent state. … Continue reading
More school holidays and a new puppy!
This is the worst time of year for a mother at the French school. They seem to go holiday crazy. I have only just recovered from a 2 week break; remember our jaunt to Viñales? And then I had to … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Cuba, culture, Family
Tagged adventures, aquarium, cuba, Guatemala, Habana Vieja, Lila, love and discipline, Maths classes, milestones, Natural HIstory Museum, Papa, parents, Plaza de las armas, poo, puppy, rite of passage, San Francisco church, school holidays, wedding
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Don’t cry for me Guatemala …….
Don’t cry for me Guatemala, the truth is I never left you…….. Well I did. We did. And a couple of weeks ago I went back with my family, with my 3 Guatemalan hybrids and without my Guatemalan and it … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Family, Film, Guatemala
Tagged ( years, Buenos Aires, children, Guatemala, Hybrid Guatemalan, hypocrisy, Lecciones para una guerra, mother, Palermo, prison, senredipity, volcanoes, wife
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Cuban Police and me ……..
I have just spent 8 years living in a country where the police are ………… quite frankly a joke. In fact, they are worse than that, they are a corrupt bunch of people who I would not call if anything … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Cuba, culture, Family, Film, Guatemala
Tagged ALliance Francaise, corruption, cuba, Cuban police, French, Guatemala, Havana, impunity, La Habana, police, police chase, quetzales, Quinta, rapes, school zone, yellow line
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Quinta Avenida, Embassies and Air Con
A month has flown by and my life is still not sorted but we have done so much in such a short space of time. We need to remind ourselves, on those days when we both feel exhausted and I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Cuba, culture, Family, Film, Music
Tagged African Film, Air con, Angola, BBC, count down traffic lights, cuba, Dutch, embassies, Ferrero Rochet, Film school Cuba, first month, French, French Embassy Habana, German, Guatemala, Habana, Havana, Hitchhiking in Cuba, interesting people, ipod, La Botella, La Habana, La Habane, Leftfield, Mexican Embassy Havana, MIramar, Mojitos, producers, QuInta Avenida, schools, supermarkets, UN
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In Limbo in Habana
My life has begun here in Havana but I still feel a little bit in limbo, mainly because the school term hasn’t begun for Rafa or the children …….. but after a few amateur mistakes, things are falling into place … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Cuba, culture, Family, Film, Guatemala, Uncategorized
Tagged amateur, baguettes in Havana, Chrysler Voyager, cook, cuba, France, French, French International school Havana, Guatemala, Habana, Havana, international school, Juventud, mac external modem, marriage, nanny, role, rugby in Cuba, Thai Chi, traffic
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On the run, safe house and processions …….
Our possessions have all disappeared and are due to mysteriously arrive in another country where I am sure we will spend an eternity fighting with the customs …… but we are ready for it. What if the ship sinks? I … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Cuba, culture, Family, Guatemala, Uncategorized
Tagged Abtigua, Bandamax, Calle Camposeco, Caniz, Catholic, fugitive, Guatemala, marimba, Merced, neighbours, possessions, Processions, ranchera, safe house, San Pedro El Alto, ship, shrine, tourist
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The Toaster
We have moved out of our house and our things have left in a big truck headed for Cuba but not without some interesting issues along the way. One of which, I would like to share here as maybe it … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Cuba, culture, Family, Guatemala, Music, UK, Uncategorized
Tagged British, comal, cuba, Guatemala, Harry Potter, humble, kitchen appliance, Paul YOung, princess, Streetband, Toast, toaster, tortillas, UK
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Leaving school and cats …..
The boys are leaving their little school here in Guatemala. They have only been there half a year but have been very happy. Academically they have both excelled which really helped their confidence, especially Nico who learnt to read and … Continue reading
My Nanny State
Here in Guatemala all my friends have nannies, niñeras, muchachas or whatever terminology you care to use. It is par for the course, and a well known advantage of the third world lifestyle – a hangover from a colonial past, … Continue reading
Posted in Children, culture, Family, Guatemala, UK, Uncategorized
Tagged A A Milne, apartheid, chess, Guatemala, labour system, laughter, monopoly, muchachas, multi-tasking, nanny, nanny state, niñeras, serendipity, servants, smiles, tacuazin, tamales, Winnie the Pooh
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