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  • Choco-la-tay Kris and I have been planning on going to Semuc Champey for some time now. I read about this lodge near Champey called El Retiro in Lanquin. It's a famous backpacker lodge that is very affordable. I contacted Josue at Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Nov 6, 2009
  • Shticks! On Wednesday I decided to climb Volcan Pacaya. The tour was arranged by the school. Usually I don't go with the school since it is cheaper to arrange those trips on my own but this one was cheap enough and Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Nov 6, 2009
  • Ocupadísimos Guatemalan culture is very laid back. At least here in San Juan, the norm is to work from about eight in the morning until about noon and then maybe again after lunch until about two. Very similar to what I Posted by BenjaminE in Turtle and Barracuda | Nov 4, 2009
  • Speedy Sender's main job in Monterrico is to work with Sea Turtles. They walk up and down the beach every night looking for mama turtles who are making their way up the beach to lay their eggs. They lay around 100 Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Oct 28, 2009
  • Reflecting on glass Apparently it was the turtle festival that week in Monterrico. The night we arrived there was a stage set up on the street and a DJ spinning all kinds of music, merengue, reggaeton, dance and pop. Everyone was dancing on Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Oct 27, 2009
  • So many hours so many countries. Guatemala…miles travelled….333 but it feels a lot further... But first, I forgot to insert these two pics from our Bluefields entry. One is of my current Goddaughter Shary mentioned in the previous blog and the second is of a student Posted by tourdeflor in Tour de Floret | Oct 22, 2009
  • Gangster Sender We arrive in Monterrico and we had no reservations and din't even know what to look for. We walk down the main street and head to the beach. We figured we can just find a hostel or hotel on the Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Oct 20, 2009
  • 3 Chickens I moved on Friday like I mentioned but what I didn't tell you is that on Friday during my 10 o'clock break I went to the school garden borrowed Trish's map and was looking for a place to go to Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Oct 20, 2009
  • Broken The daily chicken bus ride from and to Vieja was very inconvenient. I couldn't stay out in Antigua because it is too dangerous to come home alone late in the evening. So I decided to leave! I felt really bad Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Oct 20, 2009
  • La niña This local woman hangs around the school and her daughter is the most adorable thing! Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Oct 15, 2009
  • Mothers!!! I haven't lived at home in over a decade and now that I'm living with Rosa I feel like I'm a child! I refer to her as my house mother. I eat breakfast and dinner with her and she packs Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Oct 15, 2009
  • Turning point I've been noticing that Rosa doesn't have that much patience for my limited Spanish. I don' blame her! Sometimes she either gives up or asks her daughter Luisa to translate. Luckily it seems that a couple of nights ago I Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Oct 15, 2009
  • Hopeless but hungry I've never been much of a cook. I just don't think I have that gift (or maybe I choose not to). Nevertheless, I decided to go to a "How to make Mayan Tortillas" activity at the school. The decision became Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Oct 15, 2009
  • Bad call! This is the second time I see this. An internet cafe in a third world country. Someone Skyping their significant other while I check my email. Before you know it the person's voice dominates the room. A conversation that should Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Oct 13, 2009
  • Good boy. Sit! I started Spanish class on Monday. The school is in the heart of Antigua. Rosa´s house is about a 20-min chicken bus ride and the school is about a 10-min walk from the bus station. The chicken bus ride is Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Oct 13, 2009
  • Bienvenido Nawaf! Juan from La Union School, where I´ll be studying Spanish for the next 3 weeks picked me up from the airport. We headed towards Ciudad Vieja where my host family is. The area right outside the airport was pretty developed. Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Oct 11, 2009
  • Muy buen día This morning at the Centro I experienced a breakthrough with one of the students, Israel. He is one of the fairly lower functioning boys that hardly ever says even one word to anybody. But today, he asked me two questions Posted by BenjaminE in Turtle and Barracuda | Oct 7, 2009
  • Centro Maya We just finished our sixth day working at Centro Maya. The first week has been a bit up and down. Until we get to know the kids better, it´s going to continue to be difficult. We also discovered quickly that Posted by BenjaminE in Turtle and Barracuda | Oct 2, 2009
  • Semuc Champey One of the most beautiful places in the world my daughter said, and I had to agree. Accompanied by a 35 year old Brit, seemingly in the process of leaving her husband back home, and a young woman Posted by jonshapiro in Vagabonding at 60 | Sep 28, 2009
  • Excursions Around Antigua One of our side trips involved hopping the bus for the mile or two up to the next town of Jocotenango. Very different than Antigua, it is a rather nondescript kind of place with few tourists visible Posted by jonshapiro in Vagabonding at 60 | Sep 26, 2009
  • Hemos encontrado nuestro nuevo hogar! After a week of spanish classes for four hours a day and much searching for volunteer opportunities around the lake, we have finally found a good place for us to help out. It seems that some ¨volunteer opportunities¨here are kids Posted by KimJay in Turtle and Barracuda | Sep 25, 2009
  • “Con mucho gusto!” Belize'den çıkıp Guatemala sınır polisinin önüne geldiğimizde, seyahatimizdeki ilk rüşvet vakasıyla karşılaşacağımızı bilmiyorduk. Sınır polisi işlemleri bitirdikten sonra bizden 20 quetzal istedi. Resmi olarak alınan ücretlerin tabelayla ilan edilmiş olm Posted by acikbilet in AÇIK BİLET | Sep 24, 2009
  • An Interesting Connection One of the more interesting social connections we made during our time in Antigua was actually through some friends of ours in the states, both writers/professors. They strongly encouraged us to contact Carolina while we were in country, Posted by jonshapiro in Vagabonding at 60 | Sep 21, 2009
  • Politics and People The political situation in Guatemala is far more stable now than during the 35+ years of the Dirty War, in which death squads roamed the country and killed thousands. This remains one of the more horrific examples of US Posted by jonshapiro in Vagabonding at 60 | Sep 20, 2009
  • An Inauspicious Beginning A tragedy occurred during the evening of our third day. A U.S. woman in her mid-20's, who was staying near us with her boyfriend from New Zealand, suffered a fatal asthma attack. Susan had been Posted by jonshapiro in Vagabonding at 60 | Sep 20, 2009
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