Mike Glassow Updates

 Sandy Thompson was visiting and about to say godby to  Mike when I called !~ It has been nice to have visitors who bring news and ideas ~!   I have been at El Pilar in Belize and Guatemala.  We were working with our Soil Scientist team, looking at 2 areas for validation. Field team checking soil profile! I have been in Belize and Guatemala and now in Mexico on the way to Campeche and ECOSUR where the soil team is affiliated.  Jorge Mendoza, the lead, and his assistant Victor Ku will be sharing traditional Maya house construction with a visit to Victor's village.  Very exciting! I fly home on the 21st.... Roozbeh visited and found Kitty in attention! Curious as she is, she greets visitors and is watchful of Mike as he does his exercises! We hope her watchfulness does not distract Mike!!

Mike enjoys the Santa Barbara Independent , so for his Friday walk, he goes by the Victoria Market . This week I called on WhatsApp and caught him as he was collecting the Independent. I am in the field and will be joined by soil scientist   Jorge Mendoza of ECOSUR this weekend to validate our soil map we are developing for El Pilar. I have been in the area for a week. I went to El Pilar, been to Belmopan for our permit from Forestry, and visited master forest gardeners in San Antonio who are collaborating with the Maya house construction project.  Here I am at El Pilar at the control point that linked our first transect survey in 1984. My foot is on the marker. A lot of history for me at that site! Meanwhile, Mike has his daily walks, fetches the mail, does his exercises, checks Emails and reads the Irish Times,  and has visitors! With Brian to update on the Museum With Karen to Reminisce! Roozbeh visits to share Iranian stew!  

Typically, Mike will take a walk in the AM and one in the PM.  In the afternoon, he always checks the mail.  We have been surprised as the mail used to come very late, and now he always finds it by the afternoon.   He even thinks it may be delivered in the morning! His long walks take him up Alta vists to Michelterrena  ... Once home in the afternoon, he will check his email and read the Irish Times .  This gives him an alternative view on the world's events, and he is able to keep up with the local issues.  This has given him conversational topics when we have visited friends and relatives in Ireland!