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January 10, 2005Back in GuateHey everyone! I’m back in Guatemala, having returned just last night from New York. I have to admit the transition back has been kinda tough: it is a cold and gray Monday, the 5:30am alarm clock wake-up was just plain painful, and updating the Incidencia Democratica homepage was complicated by the fact that we’ve entered not only a new month, but a new year. Add to that three hours of an analysis & planning meeting combined with the flu I seem to have imported into Guatemala, and today just screams: “vacation’s over!” I hope you all had as wonderful a Christmas and New Years as I did. I spent my time surrounded by some of my favorite things: family, food, chocolate, coffee, books, and snow. I realized once again just how lucky I am, and have made a resolution never to forget that. Speaking of resolutions... yes, I’ve made my list. I’ll share some of them with you over the following days. (I figure that if I make them public, they will be that much harder to break.) For now, though, let me end with a journal entry from last night’s flight... ----- We’re about ten minutes from take-off and the Captain has just walked to the very back of the aircraft. I can only wonder why he has made this unusual trip down the center aisle. Perhaps: * He doesn’t remember which end of the plane he’s supposed to steer from, or... * He had to ask one of the stewardesses for directions to Guatemala, or... * They had run low on cocktails in the cockpit, or... * The co-pilot, in an unusually cruel move, had eaten a Bean Supreme Burrito at the airport Taco Bell just before boarding the plane. ----- Anyway... I'm safely and soundly back in Guate. I look forward to hearing from you all soon! Posted by elcanche at January 10, 2005 04:45 PMComments
Welcome back!Hope you are feeling better! Maybe the Captain's appearance in the plane was multitasking due to cutbacks, staff shortages or a sickout. He was going back to get the coffee started and check the supply of pillows before flying the plane to its international destination. Posted by: susan at January 11, 2005 02:43 PMWelcome back, Canche! No fun trying to do all you do on top of a flu. Sorry to hear that, but extremely glad you had a nice Christmas and New Year with the fam. Love you, Carnal! Posted by: Rogelio at January 12, 2005 09:33 AM |
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