Mystery Meat

I don’t know if I should say fortunately or unfortunately…but this blog post has nothing to do with food that we have been served in the comedor (although on occasion, yes, the meat is rather sketchy…). Last Thursday a few of the girls were on their way outside to wash dishes when I heard: “Jess…uhhh…could you come here for a minute??....what is THAT???” I wandered over to the door and stared out at the walkway to our house….to find…what can at best be described as a blob of raw meat. WHA? “Umm…is this a joke?” Of course not. After all, I live in Guatemala.

Turns out that when the girls had opened the door to go outside they surprised a dog who had been carrying said “blob of meat” in its mouth. In its surprised state it dropped said “blob of meat.” Still without a clue, I ran to get my flashlight to investigate further. It appeared to be a pink-ish, red-ish color, approximately a foot in length, roughly 7-8 inches across, about 5-6 inches in height, all while permeating the most foul smell I’ve ever experienced. Cassie and I then proceeded to find a board of wood (an old shelf from our house) so that we could investigate further….yetttt well, we both chickened out. At this point, the girls from house 7 came up the stairs and Ruth took on the challenge, poking and prodding said “blob of meat” to get at its true consistency.

We thought about trying to get rid of it and decided it was WAY too gross to handle. Instead, we thought – let’s just wait until the morning and if it’s still there we’ll call maintenance to take it away…After careful investigation (and hearing that a whole bunch of pigs had been slaughtered for our delicious dinner and lunch on Friday – YUM!), we believe that we discovered a pig’s liver outside of our house. Fortunately, 20 minutes later, the hungry dog came back to reclaim its lost goods. Digusting? Incredibly so. Hysterical? Absolutely.

Crisis averted.