The Couchsurfing Project.
In Episode #8 Lainie & Miro talk about their experiences with the global project known as Couchsurfing.com As longtime Couchsurfers & hosts, they have made many significant friendships through the project, experienced a global community, and provided & received the economic benefits associated with Couchsurfing during travel.  Also in this episode, Lainie interviews Tom, Couchsurfing Ambassador from Bonn Germany about his role in the project.

“In a world of war and prejudice, Couchsurfing encourages tolerance and understanding.”
“In a world of greed and avarice, Couchsurfing stands for sharing.”
“In a world …

Follow your passion, live the dream.
In episode #7 Lainie & Miro take time to honor the friendships they’ve made on their travels as well as reflect together on some of the inner changes that have taken place over the last 400+ days. This episode includes Miro and Lainie’s thoughts on saying goodbyes, living from a source of passion and honoring friendships. Lastly, Miro answers a question about his favorite dish, discovered in Guatemala.

“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.”
~Henry David Thoreau

As this month closes, …

I received this beautiful email summation of the Conscious Convergence we attended last weekend at Lake Atitlan. David was one of our hosts for the event. With his permission, I am re-posting his description of the weekend here:
The Conscious Convergence ceremony was a magical event on the sacred hill of Tzako’huil, overlooking San Marcos. The globally synchronized meditation was guided at this point of unique synchronicity by Chatty, the founder of the renowned spiritual center “Las Pyramides“.
Many felt the vibration of connectedness with other meditators around the …

The Queer Issue-
This episode includes a discussion between Lainie & Miro sharing  their feelings about human rights, gay rights & activism.  This episode includes Miro’s thoughts on being raised in an activist environment +  2 interviews:   A “queer” activist from Chicago & an interview with the Executive Director of OASIS, a Guatemala based NGO that serves the gay, lesbian, queer, trans-gender & sex worker community.

Lainie & Miro share  their feelings about human rights, gay rights & activism.

Lainie and Miro  share their candid thoughts about activism, gay,  lesbian …

In the center, Lainie with Efrain Recinos
According to many Guatemalans, he’s a national treasure. But he’s not well known outside of Guatemala and I can’t figure out why. His name is Efrain Recinos, Guatemalan muralist, sculptor, engineer and architect, who among many other buildings designed the National Theatre in Guatemala City. On one of my first trips into the city, I saw, experienced and fell in love with his work, as it proudly embellished the many of the national buildings in Guatemala City. This was my first exposure …

Lainie & Miro Discuss their Volunteer Work with Animals + an Interview with Children’s Education Volunteer at NGO Safe Passages

Lainie and Miro talk about their passion for animals as they share a few of their volunteer experiences in Belize, Nicaragua and Guatemala.

In Belize, the pair volunteered at P.A.W. Cat Sanctuary & Humane Society on the beautiful paradise island of Caye Caulker.

In Nicaragua, they volunteered in a make-shift triage at a temporary spay and neuter clinic. And in Guatemala, they have a regular following of street dogs, all whom all wag their tails when the see the pair approaching.