Well, today is the day I set off for the field yet again. I'll be flying into Houston tonight and spending the night there tonight, then continuing on to Guatemala in the morning. For any of you looking to travel this is very important... I made sure to stay overnight in Houston so that I'd be arriving in Guatemala City during the daytime.
If I had not done it this way I would be arriving in Guatemala at 9:30pm at night and then trying to travel from Guatemala City to Antigua at night. This would be a very bad idea for any traveler, but especially being that I am a woman and alone this is not a great idea. Thus, I'll be spending the night in Houston and arriving in Guatemala in the afternoon. Please keep this in mind in your own travels. Any city can be dangerous (even your own), but when you are traveling to an unfamiliar city you must be all the more careful given that you lack an emic (insider) perspective and knowledge of the area.
Okay, now to finish packing and then a tearful goodbye with my wife and pugs. The hardest part of being an anthropologist is leaving behind my family as I travel. Luckily my wife will be joining me in Guatemala next week for my birthday on the 4th of July!
Stay tuned and here we go!
Chris
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