Having a slight case of travel withdrawal...



this, a cafe closed for the day in San Juan Atitlan. Unlike here, they don't pull down a gate and lock it away... they just go to the back and relax. If you are lucky enough, someone might hear you and make you something wonderful since you are there.

Her amazing headpiece was what brought us in and after wandering into her home and taking photos I thought it was only appropriate to buy a free map from her. She's on the cover, but since i wasn't thinking about camera settings, you wouldn't know that. Seriously... f/2 in daylight? I need to put an alarm on my camera for when I exit lowlight into daylight. Genius, I'll be a millionaire! haha. Anyways, the inside of her home with walls covered in my favorite South/Central American green was beauty to my eyes. Her sister started picking up and turning on lights but it wasn't necessary. Interiors and ofrendas are my favorite still life's.

Am I really home already?














I've struggled with editing and writing about this adventure and I think it's because my mind cannot wrap around the idea that it's already done... and i'm home. One week is never enough time to travel. It takes that first week to get relaxed, to truly enjoy travel. But here I am, back at a computer, at at desk, struggling to believe I was just in Guatemala. Here's a first tidbit - a snap from the La Catedral, a street filled with beautiful color, and a "sweet" man in his house. We were walking down the street early one morning on our way to breakfast at Fernando's - I spotted him in a cluttered room, his door open just inviting my camera in. So of course I smiled, he invited me in and I was quickly drawn to the many still life's around the room. HE was drawn to two woman walking in his house and very excited to take a picture with us! "woah, watch the hand old man!" hahha.

Still life with Junior



Found this space last night, a room full of wonderful juxtapositions of his life. Tools, phones, art and parts. So excited to return with a 'camera'.