Sunday, April 19, 2009

Mailing address

The mail system is supposedly not so hot between the US and Guatemala, and can take 4-6 weeks for letters to get back or forth. That said, here is my mailing address in Guatemala until I say otherwise!

PCT Meredith Clote
Cuerpo de Paz
Apartado Postal 66
Antigua Guatemala
Sacatepequez 03001
Guatemala
Central America

According to PC, you shouldn't send expensive items through the mail because of a high incidence of theft and heavy customs taxes. They recommend that packages be sent in padded envelopes if possible because boxes tend to be taxed and opened more frequently. There's no guarantee that items will arrive, but for cheap stuff, it's worth a shot!

Friday, April 3, 2009

Jumping through legal hoops

Since my wallet was stolen a few weeks ago, I currently have no driver's license and no social security card. Apparently, you really seem to need one of these to re-obtain the other. I have a feeling I'm going to end up at the DMV with a stack of papers with my name and my old expired passport, begging them to give me replacement DL. What fun.

Essentially, this is just to get things rolling since I've never blogged before and to figure out how this site works. I'm leaving Houston April 27, and flying to DC. My Staging in DC is on April 28, and we roll outta the country at some awful hour like 5:45 am on the 29th to head to Guatemala. This will most likely be my only post until I get to there, so, until then, ¡AdiĆ³s!