The Posadas Navideñas: Christmas Traditions in Guatemala

The posadas are one of the most important Christmas traditions in Guatemala. Christmas in Guatemala is such a special time of the year filled with delicious food, traditional Christmas songs and  different holidays  and customs.  The Christmas holidays in Guatemala usually kick off with la Quema del Diablo on December 7th, followed by the posadas navideñas and … Read more

Quema del Diablo Guatemala

La Quema del Diablo: A Dying Guatemalan Tradition?

Every year, as a child, I would look forward with excitement to December 7th. On that day we would gather old newspapers, magazines and cardboard boxes that we had been collecting in the garage for months and make a big pile on the street next to the curve. We would wait for my father to … Read more

Swimming with dolphins in Key Largo

Dolphin Assisted Therapy: Our Experience

DOLPHINS AS HEALERS “During a positive experience joy eclipses illness.” The sun glistened on the water as if a child had sprinkled glitter on it.  It would be a hot day but a hint of the early morning cool breeze still lingered in the air.  A very faint smell of fresh fish and sea enveloped … Read more