Raquel gives us some tips for smart shopping.

Marriage and children bring with them needs and responsiblities that a soltero doesn’t have. Rafael hopes to grow his small pharmacy into a cadena of drug stores that he can use to benefit his wife and kids. To raise the necessary capital, Rafael is working abroad for a few years.

Wicoy: como una calabaza pequeña, tal vez 15 cm de diametro, verde y blanco y es mucho mas fino que la calabaza. Para comer es parecido a un zucchetthi/zucchini. Bastante rico. (Thank you to Guatesol for info!) Rafael relates facts and myths of the natural environment in his native land.

Our friend, Rafael, returns this week to talk to us about his homeland and its culture. As he explains, the Mayan culture continues to thrive in Guatemala via its language, clothing, and customs.

In Guatemala, people of Mayan descent not only retain various native forms of dress, but they also speak dialects of the Mayan language, a language many people wrongly presume to be long lost to history. Rafael treats us to some examples of words and phrases in this language, and also explains some of the particulars of traditional dress.

From Quito, Ecuador, Julia invites us into her home to share a delicious breakfast including cheese toast, fruit, tomato juice, and delicious mountain grown coffee.

Tour the Pyramids of Teotihuacán, a World Heritage Site within one of the most magical pre-Hispanic cities of Mesoamerica, near modern day Mexico City.

With a difficult subject like math, it really helps to have a friendly, likeable teacher to help you through all the mental gymnastics required, and to give you a boost of confidence when needed. Andrés Valencia is just such a guy! Luckily for us, he agreed to chat!

Polbo used to play sixties cover songs in bars “de mala muerte” in Yabucoa by night, while studying physics at university by day. They began to write their own songs, which the crowds started to demand more than the covers. Keep an ear out for them!

Piggeldy and his big brother Frederick set out to find out where the sky begins! Will they?

Enjoy another walk through the fields with brothers Piggeldy and Frederick. This time, Piggeldy wants to learn about the concept of "tidying up."

This time, Piggedly wants to know what rain is. However, even after his big brother Frederick gives him an explanation, Piggeldy has a theory of his own.

Enjoy another walk through the fields with brother pigs Frederick and the ever-curious Piggeldy. This time, Piggeldy wants to know what a letter is. What will Frederick tell him?

Enjoy yet another walk through the fields with pig brothers Piggeldy and Frederick. This time, Piggeldy wants to know what sayings are. Will Frederick provide him with a straightforward answer?

Enjoy another walk through the fields with pig brothers Piggeldy and Frederick. This time, Piggeldy wants to know how to get to Pig Bay, which sounds like an ideal place for them. Or is it?!