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Guatemala!

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 | By henrique | Views [4281] | Comments [2]

Um conhecido ditado entre os viajantes é de que quem faz a viagem são as pessoas que você encontra. Já chega até a ser um clichê, em todas as línguas, mas não deixa de ser verdade. A Guatemala foi um dos países que mais gostei. Não sei se foi ... Read more >

adios Guate!

Mon, 7 Aug 2006 | By anita | Views [692]

My feet hurt so badly... Cat's birthday is today, but we celebrated it Saturday with a bunch of her friends in Poaquil, a little city that's 11.5 kilometers from Comalapa. Mateo decides that instead of taking the hour and a half bus ride and going ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

A Love Beyond Normality

Sat, 5 Sep 2015 | By tomcan | Views [580] | 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

Villa Esthela

Sat, 16 Nov 2013 | By lokata | Views [569]

Villa Esthela is the hostel I am currently staying at in Antigua. It is about 7 or so blocks from the center of town, which I enjoy. As I mentioned before, the night of my arrival they had overbooked the dorm room and I was put in a private. Daniella ... Read more >

Tags: hostels, marketplace, travel

Weekly volunteer progress report July 1-4

Wed, 10 Jul 2013 | By donkosarev | Views [562]

Monday may perhaps be the last day at which the number of volunteers was restricted to a small number, 4 with the arrival of one new volunteer, Mariella. The first 2 hours were rather slow as Juan Jose took both Mariella and Rachel for what turned out ... Read more >

El Remate Stole My Heart

Sun, 1 Mar 2009 | By alleen | Views [537] | Comments [8]

Another week of school is behind me. Friday we went to the market in San Francisco. It is the largest market in Guatemala and was very interesting. They had everything for sale from clothes, to house wares, to food, to live animals, to just ... Read more >

Tags: el remate, flores, san francisco, sunsets, tikal

Flores

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 | By blue | Views [495]

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 >

The Power of the Mustache

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [484] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

“Move over, señoras y señores! Go on, lady - move to the back please, there’s plenty of space!” The driver’s assistant is rearranging the passengers on the already packed bus to make room for more. After a few months in Guatemala, this feels like a ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

ojala/baul 2

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By soyeldustin | Views [459] | Comments [1]

1-30 Woke up to an awesome breakfast. I figure I should say something about it. We usually have mosh (hot milk+cornflakes) with a fried egg, toast and sometimes either a steamed plantain or black beans. And coffee. lots of coffee. Its been a big change ... Read more >

Coffee

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [223] | Scholarship Entry

I’ll never forget the day that I prayed before Father Gregory Schaffer, gazed into his hazel eyes through his large-lens glasses, and bowed my head over a chipped mug of steaming Arabica coffee – the best coffee I have ever tasted. In San Lucas Toliman, ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip