As I stood in Parque Central at 6:30am on a Sunday morning, surrounded by thousands of other enthusiastic contestants performing all manner of strange warm-ups and stretches (I’ve devided that this is a tactic to put the opposition off – the stranger the move, the more professional you look), with a Guatemalan reggaeton version of [...]

So the day before the ‘big event’ (i.e. the half-marathon), I have a very exciting announcement to make. I will try and keep it quick, as I want to get to bed early and get plenty of rest for tomorrow however it cannot wait…I feel that I must share it with you tonight!
I have just [...]

So after a number of requests for an update on the Aquaponics project, I find myself with a little time to sit down (as I recover from a kidney infection) and put together a summary of what has been going on. As I must continually remind myself, things go much slower here than I am [...]

For those of you that know me personally, you are probably aware that I have a “thing” for live music and dancing – a reputation that has followed me across the oceans and stuck once again here in Antigua. This town has a very strong live music scene, with amazing talent from both here in [...]