Hi all.
I have only a few minutes before class this morning but wanted to give you the brief update. I had a wonderful birthday (thank you for the well wishes). My wife came to town and we had a terrific dinner, my family had sent me with birthday cards that made it feel a bit more like my birthday, and a fellow classmate and his son even brought me a cupcake to class for my birthday. All in all it was a good day. Though I will say after a few glasses of wine and other drinks, I found myself switching regularly from one language to the next. :)
Yesterday, I learned about midwives in my intructor´s town. He explained that there is one woman in particular who is a very gifted midwife and healer. As we talked about this process he reminded me of a saying used for giving birth ¨Dar a la luz¨... literally translates to ¨to give to the light¨. I am always struck by the beauty of this expression. He also told me that the Guatemalan goverment has made a law saying that midwives are not allowed to deliver a woman´s first baby at home, but must be in a hospital (except in case of emergency). He described that this law was meant to help protect women since there can be more complications during the first birth. I didn´t have time to ask much about how people responded to this law and being told where they must have their first child.
In any event, I´m off to class. We´ll see what today will hold.
Chris
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