Dear friends and family,
Now that we're in early September, I'm sure you're asking yourself, where has the Holla been in Guatemala? Let me assure you, it's been dying to get out but just hasn't been able to.
We haven't posted a blog in a while because here in the jungle of rural Guatemala, our internet and computer access hasn't been as easy as you'd expect. Last month, the computer was infected with the Trojan Horse virus and though I myself am a proud Troy Trojan, I have no affiliation with this *%!@?/! virus. We weren't able to use it for about three weeks and finally got it fixed by a computer guru who worked on it for two days, reformatting it and reinstalling all of our programs. How much did we pay for this computer work? 25 Quetzales or $3.25. We thought that was a pretty fair price.
But the computer drama doesn't end there. Around the same time that the computer was infected, a tiny piece broke off the computer where the battery connects in, leaving the battery a little loose. This has resulted in a short that forces the computer to shut off at random intervals. And also at about that same time, the computer stopped recognizing that it has a DVD drive so we're no longer able to watch all the romantic comedies I brought down (Edd's really disappointed about that last one).
Finally, the last two weeks in Tzeja and continuing still, there hasn´t been internet access and no one seems to know why. I suppose waiting for internet access is relative when people have been waiting years for electricity and running water to come to the village.
All of this is certainly has made us appreciate the ease of technology and access to information that we have available all the time in the US. It has also taught us great lessons in patience and in the ability to not get so caught up in what we thought we HAD to do.
We´ve felt pretty disconnected from the outside world for the last month or so. In light of all of this, we hope you´ll excuse the tardiness of this and our subsequent posts.
Sincerely,
Audrey and Edd
4 comments:
Glad to know you're still there! It's great to get news from you whenever you're able to post. Miss you!
Gina, I don't know why, but this post brings a song to mind...back to life, back to reality...
weak excuses. jk
Last weekend, Ryan was golfing and I was thinking of coming to the city to shop in the Highlands... almost called you, Audrey, and then remembered - boo!!
Miss you in Atlanta :)
xo
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