Anthrow Circus

Our Expat Plan: Kicking Off Our Adventures in Guatemala & Martinique

WORDS & IMAGES BY JESSICA FOUST

Last summer, due to political events in the States, I started asking my husband, Gareth, if we could “disappear for a while.” When we were first married in Fall 2021, we had committed to try to live in such a way that we could travel and experience life in other parts of the world.
Simultaneously, one of my bigger “ends-in-a-zero” birthdays was approaching, and I really wanted to mark it with accomplishing a life goal or two. We were already on mid-career work sabbaticals (I’m a file clerk and librarian, and Gareth’s worked as an electric station operator), so this seemed the perfect time to do some living abroad.

Xela: A Place Revisited

TEXT BY DONNA FORD
PHOTOS BY SARAH CONNER

Donna Ford lets us come with her to revisit a poignant season in her life that continues to resound nearly two decades later. We’re happy that through the photography of Sarah Conner, who is currently in the Guatemalan community that was so formative for Donna, we’re given extra glimpses into the scenes of this place.