We showed up a complete big date at the rear of back at my sunday getaway to help you Panajachel, but I nonetheless reached spend time with my an excellent buddy and you may fellow PCV, Megan.

Whereas in the a great monochronic people, times is actually sacred, in the polychronic Guatemala, due dates was simple approximations. People show up a half hour to help you an hour or so once first date, if in case they actually do appear “promptly,” they already have brand new presumption that they’ll feel waiting around for good amount of energy when you are folks trickles when you look at the. Rather than beginning at the start date, extremely situations initiate if people running them find he otherwise she actually is willing to initiate. And additionally, this new polychronic build that “as late is actually becoming late” such it’s really no big deal can be found in the brand new Guatemalan religion that it’s because of for a person to mention his visibility to any or all regarding place when he arrives later (aka if the everyone has become) with a good “Buenos dias” or a beneficial “Buenas tardes” to recognize the team as well as several handshakes if he feels like it.

To access that the aldea, we have to bring an auto to own 15-20 minutes or so, then go a steep hill for another 20 minutes directly to make the journey to the college where in fact the women’s congregate making use of their children. That big date, there can be no transportation you to definitely introduced you by the and then we carry out experienced to walk around three era total regarding rain storm to arrive at you to aldea. Therefore we merely didn’t wade, and it’s likely that, not one person will have turned up one to time with regards to newborns anyhow! Continue reading →