Destination: Guatemala

Mayan Ruins and Active Volcanoes

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 | By sierrayla-1 | Views [2649] | Comments [1]

My relaxing weekend was just that.   I hadn’t realized that I had been going nonstop for two weeks, and hadn’t slept past 7A in all that time.   The next week was pretty uneventful.   It was filled with Spanish class.   I decided to go on a trip ... Read more >

Tags: antigua, guatemala, tikal, volcano

Photos: gua

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 | By francinefrog | Photo Gallery

valentines day

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 | By elawlor | Views [798] | Comments [2]

I am officially finished with spanish school. I had a lovely last week of classes at the MT school with another great group of people and wrote a childrens story in spanish for my graduation on friday. I left immediately after for Xela to go on the weekend ... Read more >

Tags: trekking

Spanish school in Antigua

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 | By sierrayla-1 | Views [1166] | Comments [1]

Hola de Antigua,                 The trip down here from San Ignacio was a long one.   I caught a bus to Benque, a town near the border.   While on the bus I was very fortunate to meet two German girls, one of which spoke fluent Spanish.   ... Read more >

recent adventures

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By elawlor | Views [1011] | Comments [2]

I am currently living with a family in Xela and studying at a language school here just for a week since the mountain school was full this week. I have been studying 5 hours each afternoon with my teacher and have taken up coffee-drinking since I found ... Read more >

Tags: trekking

el fin de semana (the weekend)

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 | By elawlor | Views [1056] | Comments [4]

quick update: successfully made it through my first week of spanish lessons. I began my week telling my host family that is was nice to meet them instead of saying I liked the food. I mean, me gusta and mucho gusto are similar enough, right? And now ... Read more >

Tags: school

la escuala de la montana

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 | By elawlor | Views [701] | Comments [2]

I love the mountain school! It is a little over an hour out of Xela and set in some green mountains with many small vilages surounding the area. Up to 14 students study in a week and we all live in a house at the school and eat our meals with our local ... Read more >

December - Feast of St. Thomas, Guatemala

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [4350]

Location: Town plaza, Chichicastenango, Guatemala Dates: 13-21 December Level of Participation: 3 – enjoy the fair and fireworks and watch others risk a limb on the flying pole Description: The ... Read more >

Tags: feast of st. thomas, guatemala, world festivals

Photos: Semuc, Finca Tatin, Livingston

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 | By jarrodkee43 | Photo Gallery

Tubing, Rum and Wrestling

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 | By jarrodkee43 | Views [1897] | Comments [2]

With the jungle trek now behind them, Jose and Diego were still more than willing to subject their bodies to some more insect biting punishment with a visit to Semuc Champey. Although safely reporting that there were no tarantulas hiding under the dunny ... Read more >

Photos: Lake Atitlan

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 | By jarrodkee43 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Guati, the kids and the work site

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 | By para | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Guatemala part 1

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 | By para | Photo Gallery

Photos: Jungle trek

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 | By jarrodkee43 | Photo Gallery

Jungle trekking. Anyone mention mud?

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 | By jarrodkee43 | Views [1164]

After tossing up where to go next Diego and Jose decide to tackle some new frontiers and head into Guatemala. What ensues is a very hairy boat ride up the river to cross into Guatemala, followed by a 3 hour bus ride to Flores/Santa Elena. Guatemalan ... Read more >