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Wed, 25 Mar 2009 | By muimui2009 | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 25 Mar 2009 | By soyeldustin | Views [451] | Comments [3]
i guess theres something i ought explain. im getting a little tired of blogging, i feel like most the stories are getting to be the same thing, and the really important, interesting stuff is impossible to describe. i cant sit here in an internet cafe ... Read more >
Tue, 24 Mar 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [464] | Video
To appreciate this slide we staged a race between John, Becca, Emi and Aaron. On your mark, get set, Go! Emi was the clear winner.
Tue, 24 Mar 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [1177] | Comments [5]
Day1 of school was both fun and exhausting mentally by the first break at 10:30. The school has afternoon activities this week to El Cerro de Baúl a hillside overlooking Xela. There one finds this killer slide in the playground. What I failed to mention ... Read more >
Tue, 24 Mar 2009 | By tom_moench | Photo Gallery
Settling into my new adventure
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Tue, 24 Mar 2009 | By emmagf | Views [297]
Still trying out the site.
Sun, 22 Mar 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [439] | Comments [2]
22 March: The bus makes it to Xela, the second largest city in Guatemala high in the mountains at 7500 ft. As the bus unloads a young taxi driver is waiting at the door of the bus asking me if I need a taxi. I do and for cincuenta quetzales (~$6) he ... Read more >
Sun, 22 Mar 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [371]
22 March 2009: Only because I have never uploaded a video before I thought I would give it a shot to see how it goes. During the bus ride I learned some interesting things. One was seeing this highway being cut through hills of clay. At other locations ... Read more >
Sun, 22 Mar 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [383]
22 March 2009: Woke up early and showered before breakfast. Got my backpacks all repacked but could not find my glasses anywhere. I looked in the bedcovers, on the desk, on the shelves and in the bathroom. Nada. I proceeded to unpack my packs.... Read more >
Sun, 22 Mar 2009 | By tom_moench | Photo Gallery
Arriving
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Sun, 22 Mar 2009 | By muimui2009 | Views [1378] | Comments [4]
This Saturday I went with a group from school to hike the volcano and lake Chicabal. No sleeping in for me unfortunately as we had to meet in front of the school at 7am. This time we caught a mini-bus. Like the bigger buses, there is always what I ... Read more >
Tags: lake chicabal, study group
Sun, 22 Mar 2009 | By muimui2009 | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 21 Mar 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [468] | Comments [2]
OK, I have been messing around down here trying to find Internet access and learn how this website works. Have no idea if I do but I am entering info so here goes a little catch up first..... March 21, 2009: Pretty uneventful flight from Seattle through ... Read more >
Fri, 20 Mar 2009 | By muimui2009 | Views [734] | Comments [1] | Video
Today is Day 5 at Xela and I already had taken 2 trips to nearby towns. On Wed, I went with my teacher Mynor and 3 other students to San Marcos for a soccer (or futbol) match. We took a bus and it took probably an hour to get there. Mynor is from ... Read more >
Tags: san francisco, san marcos
Thu, 19 Mar 2009 | By muimui2009 | Views [617]
Monday was my first day at school. Here the spanish teaching is being offered as one-on-one, so I have my own teacher. His name is Mynor and he's very cool. We wasted no time and dove right into el espanol! My class is from 8am to 1pm with a break ... Read more >
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