Rob Mercatante's Guatemala Journal: Next stop: New York

December 16, 2005

Next stop: New York

Hey everyone!

This will be my last post from Guatemala.

No, hold on... please stop the wailing and the gnashing of teeth! What I meant to say is that this will be my last journal entry in Guatemala until January 2006, when I return from my Christmas vacation.

Tomorrow morning, at the hideously unreal hour of 5:30am, I'll be checking my bags at La Aurora Airport in Guatemala City for a flight to New York.

Home for the holidays... I can't wait! (Although I guess I'll have to... I've got a 5 hour layover in Miami.)

And so, as the evangelical church down the street belts out "Gloria in Excelsis Deo", let me wish you a wonderful evening and a relaxing weekend!

The next time you hear from me, I'll be tawkin wid a funny New Yawk accent. (Yo, you got a problem wid dat?!?)

Hasta prontito,
Rob

Tags: Guatemala, New York, Vacation, Christmas, Holidays

Posted by elcanche at December 16, 2005 07:44 PM

Comments

We are all so excited for you to get here. Have a safe trip and we will see you soon. Love, Andy, Marisa, & Andrew

Posted by: Marisa at December 16, 2005 08:09 PM

Have a Great time in N.Y.! great page. oh... and
gracias por tomar esas fotos de Guatemala

Posted by: Gustavo Gularte at December 17, 2005 09:19 PM

I still remember that week I spent with you in New York. It was around Christmas 20 years ago. Yeah, great times. Have fun!

Posted by: James Moore at December 18, 2005 03:21 AM

Jim, don't you think it's time for another visit?

Posted by: Mom at December 19, 2005 07:46 AM

Estimado Gustavo:

¡Te deseo una muy feliz navidad y un prospero año nuevo a ti y a tu familia! And thanks for the kind comment about the photos. One of my New Year's Resolutions will be to put more photos of Guatemala and her wonderful people on this site.

Rob

Posted by: Rob at December 21, 2005 03:25 PM

Dear Jim,

I've always considered you to be a man of extraordinary talent and intellect. But in this case I'm afraid you must be mistaken! If we're, what, 27 or 28 years old now... I sincerely doubt that you (my ex college roommate) could have visited me in NY some 20 years ago.

Do the math, man!

According to your calculations we would be nearly, um, forty years old. And THAT can't be right. Still, despite your mathematical miscalculations, Mom is right. It IS time that you came to visit again! (If you wait much longer you'll be visiting me "at the home" instead of "in my home"!)

Rob

Posted by: Rob at December 21, 2005 03:42 PM