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Just Me and Dad in Guatemala

Fri, 1 Apr 2011 | By disorientednomad | Views [946]

One day, I was looking at the "1,000 places to go before you die" book, and I saw Tikal. I thought, "I want to go there" so I asked my parents (I was visiting them at the time) if anyone wanted to go for my 30th birthday. My ... Read more >

Tags: 30th birthday, family, guatemala, milky way, santiago atitlan, spanish, tikal, traveling

Mexico to Belize to Guatemala - Week One!

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 | By ash-clarey | Views [849] | Comments [2]

Hi All We are having an absolute blast! This is most definitely the life. Since our last message we have been through Belize and into Guatemala. Belize is an amazing country but just too expensive for us. We were on the islands in the Carribean ... Read more >

Antigua

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 | By beebatoz | Views [823] | Comments [1]

Antigua, Guatemala As soon as I dumped my bags at the hostel I went to the art markets across the road and I'm in heaven. All the craft I loved so much and wished I got more of in Mexico is here, Guatemala style! I went a bit ... Read more >

I am here

Thu, 4 Jan 2007 | By ghostofkrystenpast | Views [749]

Just a quick note to let everyone know I'm ok. Still setteling in, will write more soon. Arrived yesterday to the beautiful sights and sounds that are Guatemala. The scenery is breathtaking. I am staying with the Morelas family. They ... Read more >

Tags: Lost!

It was nice but...

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 | By ghostofkrystenpast | Views [719]

“Please, please, please just check my bed for scorpions,” I knew I was asking for a reason. My first night in Monterrico was not off to a great start. I had Emilie check my bed for me before I got into it; the first thing she did was lift ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

A Love Beyond Normality

Sat, 5 Sep 2015 | By tomcan | Views [613] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I recently graduated with a film degree and I am passionate about finding, creating and telling stories. I love to travel and explore new cultures and meet new people. Making documentary films is the most interesting and rewarding style of filmmaking ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia

Grateful for the Unexpected

Mon, 5 May 2014 | By happyfeet123 | Views [523] | Scholarship Entry

We finally stop and I jump off the bed of the truck. I follow a dirt driveway until I see a worn shanty, barely bigger than a one-car garage. Crouching into the one-room shack, doubt creeps into my consciousness. This is where the seven of us are to sleep ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Flores

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 | By blue | Views [518]

Ok...6 hours later I arrived in Flores...not the worse for wear. We stopped for a cafeteria lunch...just like in Thailand! We also watched Kung Fu Panda and Star Wars Clones...in Spanish. Once here I hit a wall of heat. From one extreme to another! ... Read more >

This is why Volunteering in Guatemala with your best friend is a good idea

Mon, 18 May 2015 | By nomadicdron | Views [516]

It is said that a family is something we get when we are born, but friends are the ones we choose ourselves. From our childhood to the days of our old age; friends are the ones who go along with us in all our ups and downs in life. They know our deepest ... Read more >

Tags: guatemala volunteering, volunteer abroad, volunteering in guatemala

The Kindness of Strangers

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 | By alleen | Views [415] | Comments [2]

School and work are going well. You may not realize that I am doing some work from Xela for Peru Mission--thanks to the wonder of the internet! In addition to the Short Term Teams I will be coordinating, I am assisting Josh Eby with the intern process ... Read more >

Gallery: San Pedro

Mon, 7 Jan 2008 | By loulou | Photo Gallery

Life as a student again...
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My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 | By centralamerica | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Dear Jason, Photographing and travelling around the world, are my favourite combination ever and there is nothing else that I want more in my life then to combine those two, as my “work office”! I am from Slovenia and I have been living ... Read more >
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Tags: #2010wnphoto, basket, family, guatemala, kids, latin america, motorbike, old man, shoes, travel photography scholarship 2010