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• Antigua, Guatemala

  By Julie Callahan on March 31, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  This morning, I woke as I always do—early. Since we are staying in a hotel, I stepped out into the courtyard, which remains my sanctuary, so I could read and not disturb Pat. The air is crisp; Antigua, at nearly… Read More ›

• Goodbye San Marcos La Laguna

  By Julie Callahan on March 25, 2016 • ( 8 )

  

  Guatemala has a terrible crime problem—or at least the perception of a terrible crime problem which is supported by seemingly credible statistics. I don’t think of myself as a worrier, but the first few weeks I laid awake at night… Read More ›

• Perspective

  By Julie Callahan on March 17, 2016 • ( 8 )

  

  I didn’t see this coming. Pat and I went by boat this week to San Juan, the small neighboring town of artisans–weavers, predominately. Throughout town, in houses-turned-stores, women gather in collectives to sell wares they make at home. They pick… Read More ›

• How to Create the Feeling of Home

  By Julie Callahan on March 12, 2016 • ( 6 )

  

  During the last month, I worked on a piece entitled Finding Home for an anthology submission. Coincidently, in that same timeframe, we met a couple and visited over three leisurely afternoons. They asked us to define home, especially given our… Read More ›

• Shabbat Shalom: Jerusalem, Israel

  By Julie Callahan on March 4, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Last fall, I began a book about a Jewish woman from Bratislava. One scene involved Friday evening dinner. I stopped writing, and realized how unprepared I was to describe this. Of course, I turned to Google and bingo… Shabbat of a… Read More ›