1. Guatemala The Good Life

    Coffee Farm in Antigua

  2. Guatemala Rocking the Vagina Monologues Experience Chapin Style

    I had never seen the Vagina Monologues before but it’s safe to say that I had a pretty good idea about what this type of play would consist of: vaginas, sex, orgasms, lack of orgasms, etc.  Sure, it’s invigorating to discuss these topics among American women but I kind of felt like it was preaching to the choir; to speak to the true meaning of the Vagina Monologues I felt it necessary to bring along women who continue to see sex as too taboo to discuss: my counterparts.  When else would I ha...

  3. Honduras The Bus Stop

    This is a little eatery where all of the buses that pass through town stop.

  4. Honduras Tio Tavo

    Tio Tavo lets me take a picture.

  5. Honduras The little driver

    Yuren, my 3 -year-old nephew playing in his step-dad's truck.

  6. Honduras Super-dog

    The family's new puppy exploring the patio.

  7. Honduras Queso?

    Mario, my host family's errand boy, with Emily, the daughter of another relative.

  8. Honduras When I spit on children I cure diseases

    I have come to realize that my idea of normal has changed significantly. Things never seem that strange to me at the time… and then I think about explaining it to folks back home. So, here’s one such experience: I’m hanging out at my cousin's house, enjoying the mango juice we just made (from pre-ripened mangos…which are also quite delicious to eat dipped in sugar). Yola, the woman who goes house to house selling Ropa Americana had just finished showing us the stock she just brought back...

  9. Costa Rica Sisters

    Two sisters take a break on a bench in Tortugero, Costa Rica.

  10. Costa Rica The Eg Vendor

    Don Fernando and his wife sell eggs from their home daily to local community members.

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