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Wed, 19 Sep 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1439]
It's been four days and we now realize our living situation is not going to get better. And when we hear stories from other students about how great their home stays are, we realize what "could be." Our situation continues to rapidly deteriorate.... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Tue, 18 Sep 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [797]
A benefit of the Spanish program here is the chance to participate in all types of cultural activities each day. Tonight's big activity is salsa dance lessons at a local salsa bar. One of the Spanish teachers is also a salsa teacher. One of my goals ... Read more >
Tags: Laughter
Mon, 17 Sep 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [727]
We wake up at 5:30 a.m. to the sound of fireworks. We thought the fireworks in the morning in Antigua were more for the Independence Day celebration, but as we learn, in Guatemala every birthday is celebrated early in the morning by firing off rounds ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [928]
Our new mom is in her mid 40's and has three kids, two teenage daughters, and a son in University. The house is pretty big, with two open courtyards in between what we believe to be 6 bedrooms. We learn that the only shower with hot water has just broken, ... Read more >
Tags: Family
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1358]
We're en route to Quetzaltenango or Xela as the local Maya call it. The bus rides during our travels thus far have provided the most adventure, entertaining stories and insight into local life and culture. Guatemala is no exception. There are various ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sat, 15 Sep 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [816]
The streets were transformed this morning, into musical masses of young students marching through town with their school bands proudly displaying school flags and Guatemala country flags. The streets are packed with marching bands, students dressed in ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Fri, 14 Sep 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1040]
We awake at 4:30 am to the all so familiar wounds of calling roosters, along with the sunlight slipping through the slits in our eyes. We hear firecrackers ripping in the distance, crackling through the sky. We're still on Spain time, and our stomachs ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [999]
Up early, a last Starbuck's in hand, nearly now a memory from the developed world, and a last minute push to get an untested website up and running. Despite heroic efforts all night and early morning, as Darrin reluctantly admitted, never launch untested ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 | By didne | Views [449]
The rainy season is now in full swing, i´m getting regular soakings. I have NO clean clothes apart from what im wearing now, everything else has been packed wet and is STINKING !!! Nothing´l dry and i´m still looking for a laundrette. DAY 186 MON 6 ... Read more >
Tags: Adrenaline
Sat, 14 Jul 2007 | By thorn | Views [612]
We spent one night in the city of Xela, before heading to a much more relaxed town on the banks of Lake Atilan. We had a whole day by the lake, so we got up early and took a boat to a small village on the other side of the lake. First we visited a local ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Wed, 11 Jul 2007 | By thorn | Views [566] | Comments [1]
Yesterday we crossed the border into Guatemala. After a 4 hour air conditioned bus ride (with a movie in English for once), we went through customs and made our way across the border. Guatemala is very different to Mexico. The most obvious difference ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Thu, 28 Jun 2007 | By moley | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 24 Jun 2007 | By alyssa_schwartz | Photo Gallery
Markets, ruins and the glorious Lago de Atitlan
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Sun, 24 Jun 2007 | By moley | Views [717]
Hi Guys forgot to tell you about the volcano I climbed on Sunday! We got on the bus in Antigua and spent 2 hours going uphill in an old american school bus they can only use 1st or 2nd gear going up hill. Our bus driver as usual on this type of trip was ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sat, 23 Jun 2007 | By anita | Views [1562]
On my last night in Comalapa we ended up singing and eating and playing with hot coals around the fire, when at about 11:00pm a couple of gun shots rang out from behind where we were all sitting. Though this quieted us, we returned to normal festejar-... Read more >
Tags: Culture
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