I believe I touched lightly on this subject back in May 2013 with the entry, “My shadow and I.” Anyhow, I believe imagination is the best toy available for kids in Guatemala, don’t you agree?
As you walk around with camera in hand and encounter doves being fed with children near-by, get ready, compose a possible picture and place your finger on the shutter release, it’s only a matter of time before you capture a photograph as this one. Visualise the pictures before they materialise in front of your viewfinder; … Read more
Kids will be kids, here and everywhere. I enjoy seeing them smile, laugh and playing care free without a worry in the world, at least for a breath moment. How would you caption this photograph?
As I mentioned yesterday, there will be Lent and Holy Week celebrations in Antigua Guatemala for a long while. These religious traditions are being passed on to the very young. Here we see young cucuruchos, bearers, as they carried the small float from the Cathedral. I recorded a small video clip with the iPhone to … Read more
I stumbled upon these kids going to their marching band practice and asked if I could take a picture because I noticed they didn’t seemed too enthusiastic to be carrying their instruments to rehearsal. They agreed and I took three shots, this I believe shows clearly what I sensed from them. What do you think?
This photo was taken around the basket ball court of the public school of San Juan del Obispo shown a few days ago in AntiguaDailyPhoto. At the University of Michigan I came across this summary of why PE is so important: It is a known fact that physical activity improves overall health. Not only does … Read more
As I have mentioned before, Guatemala’s school year begins in January and end in October. So even though in many places of the world right now is summer vacation, in Guatemala we’re about 70% into the school year. Yesterday there was a break in Antigua Guatemala because on 25th of July, antigüeños celebrate their patron’s … Read more
It looks like it doesn’t matter what season we are in Antigua Guatemala, rainy or dry, hot or cold, summer or winter, people are always eating ice cream. Furthermore, we have a large selection of ice cream and different kinds as well from the cheap cuquitos to the very expensive gelatos. What’s your favorite Guatemalan … Read more
I read somewhere that the relationships among siblings are the longest of all. In this case, these two brothers are building a very strong relationship from the start. I like how the older brother wraps his arm around his little brother in a sort of protection way. This is just another daily life stamp from … Read more
I am not sure whether now there are more people celebrating Halloween in La Antigua Guatemala or if I am just more aware of the alienation of Guatemalans in general. Although it is kind of difficult to use the word alienation for a town like Antigua Guatemala where most people are not locals. Perhaps, that’s … Read more
This photograph was taken at the entrance of El Hato village, located about 5 kilometers from La Antigua Guatemala. El Hato villages belongs to La Antigua Guatemala municipality, but if you decide to visit, you will find the typical Guatemalan village embedded in the highlands. The road between and Antigua Guatemala and El Hato is … Read more
One important aspect of the Escuelas Abiertas school program on the weekends will definitely be the safe playgrounds and fútbol and basquet bol canchas, foot ball (soccer) and basket ball courts respectively. I wish I can transmit through images the energy and happiness of the kids playing in their school courts with new balls on … Read more
Just two weeks ago I introduced you to my good friend Nelo, who in turn was introducing iPhone 3G in La Antigua Guatemala; remember? Anyway, back then I said that starting on “… Friday 22nd of August, La Antigua Guatemala will be joining the cities of the world with third generation (3G) cellular networks …” … Read more
It doesn’t matter what kind of meeting it is, the ice cream men and their carts are always ready to sell you gratification. Sure, ice creams are healthy as a diet and should not be around for a celebration of physical activity, right? Wrong. This is Guatemala and as such there is no better place … Read more
What better way to promote physical activity than to put kids to jump to their hearts’ content.