Posts Tagged ‘Guatemala’

Guatemalan Food: La Comida de la Alma de la Tierra

By: Patricia Kositzky (View Profile) “The food of the soul of the earth.” We were in the epicenter of Mayan civilization, and it felt like that. A sense of awe is inevitable in Guatemala. So is hunger. My traveling partner, the venerable El Don of Estylo Magazine (and sometime contributor to Women...

February 11th, 2010 | Feature | Read More

Day of the Black Christ

The Day of the Black Christ is an annual holiday in Guatemala. Sounds a little creepy to me but in actuality, the Black Christ is the most revered Catholic shrine in all of the region. Thousands pay homage to it every year in the Guatemalan town of Esquipulas. Esquipulas was the site of the original...

January 14th, 2010 | Guatemala | Read More

Dia de los Tres Reyes

In our house the Christmas season extends through January 6th. This is because our youngest son was born in Guatemala and we have assimilated his native culture into our family. Similar to other Latin American countries, Guatemalans celebrate Dia de los Tres Reyes (Day of the Three Kings). It is widely...

December 24th, 2009 | Feature, Food, Guatemala | Read More

Fried Plantains, a Guatemalan Christmas Recipe

I have not personally tried these but my husband has and he loves them (he spent quite a bit of time in Puerto Rico). Fried Plantains are a traditional holiday treat in Guatemala. Although they are native to Africa, plantains have become very common in Southern American. There are many ways to prepare...

December 22nd, 2009 | Feature, Guatemala | Read More

Guatemalan Worry Dolls

Guatemalan Worry Dolls are well known. Worry Dolls typically come in a group of six within a small woven bag or brightly painted wood box. Worry Dolls originated with the Ancient Maya. It is believed that they were created from scraps left over from weaving and from pieces of wood. The bags were considered...

December 11th, 2009 | Crafts, Feature | Read More

Five Reasons to Re-Adopt in the U.S.

No matter what kind of visa your child enters the U.S. on (an IR-3 or an IR-4) he/she will benefit if you re-adopt them in your home state. Since the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 an IR-3 visa means that a child is automatically a U.S. citizen upon entrance to the country (so make sure you cheer as...

October 19th, 2009 | Feature, Russia | Read More

Crafty Kids: Gautemalan Day of the Dead Kite

The tiny town of Santiago Sacatepequez in Guatemala is famous for its annual gigantic kites festival on el Dia de Todos los Santos, Day of the Dead or All Saints’ Day. The gigantic kites, barriletes gigantes, were originally flown as a way to remember and connect to ancestors. “Up to 40 feet...

October 19th, 2009 | Crafts, Culture, Feature, Guatemala, Special Needs | Read More

Culture Camp eBook Launch

Traditionally, a culture camp brings together adopted children from around the world so they can share their experiences with each other. Some camps offer sleep away camp settings while others only offer day camps. Children and adults learn about culture, history, adoption heritage, and intolerance...

July 12th, 2009 | Feature | Read More

Thoughts on Viral Racism and Parenting the Interracially Adopted Child

It started out as a whisper and picked up momentum, like a spark blown into a wildfire by the Santa Ana winds: sick and dying in Mexico, due to the swine flu. Suspected cases here and there, a death in Texas of a sick child – the first confirmed death in the U.S. The child, a toddler, had traveled...

May 2nd, 2009 | Feature | Read More

Radiating

I find it amazing how quickly one can enter your heart and soul. I have admitted before that it took a while for us to bond with AJ because of his trauma and his aversion to attachment. Gus, on the other hand, slammed into my heart so quickly that I have not had time to adjust to it all. He is a child...

April 10th, 2009 | Attachment | Read More