It’s now been six weeks since I came back from my trip to the Yucatán Peninsula, and I miss the earthiness, hot climate, and bright colors of the fabrics, buildings, and surroundings. It was a true vacation and learning experience rolled into one. One really important thing I learned was that although the Mayan people live similarly to how they lived ten years ago, in that time, the government gave them money to rebuild their homes [...]

It is now mid-summer, and high time for me to write a new blog. I am very excited to have plans to travel to the Yucatán Peninsula the first week of September. While there, I will be accompanied by a bilingual tour guide from that area. My purpose in going, in addition to seeing the beautiful countryside, towns, and cities, and meeting the local people, is to do research for my prequel to Klara’s Truth, which [...]