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  • 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
  • Arrival in Guatemala Finally, at long last, we did actually leave and flew to Guatemala City without a problem. We had made a hotel reservation in Antigua, our only advance reservation, aside from the Spanish School in Xela, and we went Posted by jonshapiro in Vagabonding at 60 | Sep 19, 2009
  • Lago Atitlán After two days in Antigua, we decided it was time to move on to Lago Atitlán where the Spanish classes are cheaper. Kim is anxious to get started with classes but her confidence and speaking skills have grown quite a Posted by BenjaminE in Turtle and Barracuda | Sep 17, 2009
  • Hay Muchas Antorchas en Guatemala! Since we have been in Guatemala four days, we have seen no less than four parades. But the most exciting of the indepencia traditiones has been the carrying of the flame of independence. Mobs of adults (only men) and children--some Posted by KimJay in Turtle and Barracuda | Sep 17, 2009
  • ¡Ahora empieza la aventura! After a night of flying, we arrived safe in Guatemala City this morning at 6:30 am. Unfortunately, our luggage was reticent to join us on the journey and spent a night on the town in Chicago without us. Apparently, a Posted by BenjaminE in Turtle and Barracuda | Sep 13, 2009
  • (Almost) Volunteering (again) That’s the first post that doesn’t start with a picture of ourselves, since we don’t have any at Lake Atitlan…. To Atitlan Lake with local (chicken) bus [img=http://photos. Posted by shiriandre in Shiri and Andre one year off blog | Aug 31, 2009
  • Muchas Aventuras en Guatemala Crossing the border Our adventures in Guatemala started with the weirdest border crossing we had so far in our travel. The day started very early on the Mexican side, waiting in th Posted by shiriandre in Shiri and Andre one year off blog | Aug 29, 2009
  • Happy times in Hot Honduras Honduras has by far been the best country in Cental America. I think this is because we got the perfect balance of beach, culture and adventure and saw a the best sites the country has to offer, and, Posted by henry.d.m in Round the World in 140 Days | Aug 9, 2009
  • Guatemala 2009, Part 6 August 1, 2009 Elk Grove, California I’m sitting in an Elk Grove café this morning writing my last entry for our Guatemala 2009 adventure. I arrived home late last night after a flight from Guatemala City to Houston and then onto Posted by SChandler in Scott & Scott's Travels | Aug 1, 2009
  • Guatemala 2009, Part 5 July 29, 2009 Monterrico, Guatemala Manuela and I are sitting in the beautiful restaurant of Hotel Pez de Oro overlooking the black sand beach of Monterrico and the pounding Pacific Ocean. Soon a private shuttle van will come by and take Posted by SChandler in Scott & Scott's Travels | Jul 30, 2009
  • Guatemala 2009, Part 4 July 22, 2009 Xela, Guatemala This morning (Wednesday) Manuela and I are in the Bavaria Café y Restaurante having a tipico desayuno (typical breakfast) – eggs, refried beans, a wedge of cheese, tortillas, and fried plantains. This is th Posted by SChandler in Scott & Scott's Travels | Jul 27, 2009
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