December

What we have been up to

What we have been up to

This year has been much more… well everything. I feel that this year we have begun to hit our stride and we are not only doing better work, but we are really feeling like Guatemala is a home. We opted to stay close to home this summer and fall to experience the Feria (Carnival days/our patron saint day), All Saints Day, Graduations and just hang with our neighbors.

I could go on and on about these events, but I will allow the pictures to do the talking. Enjoy!

Fall Comes Salca

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Bullfighting for Feria




Feria in Salcajà and some of Kell´s kids




Hanging out with our landlords


Alejandra´s first birthday cake (Kelly´s student)



All Saints Day


Being Madrina y Padrino for graduation

Newish house

We moved into a new house in August closer to the center of Salcaja. We loved living in the pink house in the corn fields, but we wanted to experience more of a Guatemalan community. Since we´ve moved in we have made friends with several of our neighbors, including las gemelas (the twins-below), who´s quinceañera we will be attending in December. Here are some pictures of the new place.

Our new address is (yes, another different address... sorry):

Mosiah y Kelly Montoya
Residenciales Bougambilias
3a. Av. y 7a. calle, Casa no. 7, Zona 2
Salcaja, Quetzaltenango 09002
Guatemala, Central America

Our street

Our house is the first one on the left (we only rent the first level)


Washing dishes

the patio

dining room

living room

¨scary mary¨ looking down on our patio

view from the roof

las gemelas

las gemelas (Barbara and Astrid)