Alternative Titles

In retrospect, the blog title I chose before coming (Adventures and Mishaps Aplenty, of course) wasn’t a bad guess at what living in Guatemala would be like. However, as I think back over the events of the last two years, a few other possible titles come to mind. Per usual, this is all in good fun - don't take it too seriously.

1. The War Against the Rats. (In this scenario, I think that the rats in my ceiling would be the Russians, but it’s up for debate. P.S. This is a wordplay on War of the Rats). 
2. From “Gringa” to “Seño Beti”: A Journey through the Heart of a Small Town.
3. Back to the 1890s: How to Survive without a Kitchen Sink or a Hot Shower.
4. The Fishbowl: How Being the Center of Town Gossip Changes the Way You Live.
5. Suero Casero: It’s What Keeps Diarrhea from Killing You.
6. Passive-Aggressiveness: What Every Development Professional Should Know About Motivation.
7. Mr. Postman, Is There a Letter for Me? (my postman’s name is Luis, by the way, and he is very nice).
8. Waiting for the Sun, Waiting for the Rain. (wordplay on the book Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light).
9. Bureaucracy: How One Person’s Bad Choice Becomes a Rule that Makes Our Lives Harder.
10. Life as a Venn Diagram: Blurring the Lines between Bribes, Gifts of Appreciation, and Doing What You Have to Do to get What You Need.
11. Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: Letting Perfectionism Go to Stay Sane in Uncertain Times.
12. By the Skin of My Teeth and the Hair off my Back.
13. See Bethany Run. See Bethany Run Away from the Growling Dog. See Dog Bite. See Blood Drip from Bethany’s Leg. Run, Bethany, Run.
14. Determination and Sense of Humor: An Idiot’s Guide to Spilling and Cleaning Oil-Based Paint off of Bus Floors.
15. Life as a Roller Coaster: Feeling like You Are Thirteen Again.