Moving and Packing

We’ve spent the last couple of weeks getting packed into uniformly sized boxes (apple and banana). Here’s our itinerary for the period of time just prior to our departure to Guatemala:

Aug 11 – 14: hang out with friends Amy & Jason in Seattle
Aug 15: fly Seattle – Washington DC
Aug 15 – 18: Cris has predeparture training/orientation in DC while Tyler takes advantage of the museums
Aug 19 – 20: hang out with friend Evan in DC
Aug 21: fly DC – Seattle
Aug 22 – 24: return to Guemes Island and sort our junk into 2 piles: going to Guatemala & staying in USA
Aug 23: our going away party at Tony & Susie Fox’s house (on Guemes)
Aug 25: pick up moving truck in Anacortes, pack it, & drive to Portland, move our junk out of Eve’s basement, etc.
Aug 25 – 30: hang in Portland with Eva y los weens
Aug 31: fly from Portland to Guatemala
Sept 1 - 7: briefing at US embassy, regional training and orientation in Guatemala City, visit IGA main campus in Guat City.
Sept 7: travel from Guat City to new home in Xela (Quetzaltenango)

Washington DC English Language Fellow Orientation

From the 15th to the 18th of August, Cris is attending an orientation in Washington DC for all of the English Language Fellows that are being sent all over the world. The English Language Fellow Program promotes English language learning around the world, and fosters mutual understanding between the people of the United States and people of other countries. Read more at: http://elf.georgetown.edu/

Here's some info about her assignment:
Country: Guatemala
City: Xela (Quetzaltenango)
Host institution: Instituto Guatemalteco - Americano
Website: www.iga.edu/


Project Description The EL Fellow will conduct teacher training courses, assist in curriculum development, oversee newly offered teacher training courses and provide workshops through IGA-Xela to ESL professionals teaching in local academic institutions.