- El SalvadorWe had one last memorable weekend in Central America before heading back to Antigua for our last night. After much debate and advice from locals and travelers alike, Heidi and I decide to spend our last weekend on the beach Posted by AnzelcL in Guatemala 2011 | Jul 18, 2011
- Mas Sexy!At school on Thursday I had a major upgrade – I moved from the indoor patio I've been studying in to the (sometimes) sunny roof deck with views Volcan Fuego and Volcan Agua. I've been learning some interesting new words, Posted by AnzelcL in Guatemala 2011 | Jul 18, 2011
- solJust like the rest of this trip so far, the last couple of days have flown by. I can't believe that it has already been more than a week – I know I wont be ready to go home when Posted by AnzelcL in Guatemala 2011 | Jul 8, 2011
- Semuc ChampeyThis weekend was wild.
We started our day off “normally” – breakfast and school. In the afternoon, it got a whole lot more exciting. We waited for our bus for thirty minutes before finally calling Carlos to make sure that Posted by AnzelcL in Guatemala 2011 | Jul 6, 2011
- LunesI don’t typically look forward to Mondays. However, this week Monday means I’m back in my clean, bug free, single room, hanging out with a Guatemalan family and the only “work” I have to do is learn some Spanish. I Posted by AnzelcL in Guatemala 2011 | Jul 7, 2011
- GuateverHeidi and I have a new favorite word. We didn’t make it up, though we wish we had. Guatever.
Today was a bit of a low key day. Given that it was a holiday here (Army Day), we weren’t offered Posted by AnzelcL in Guatemala 2011 | Jul 5, 2011
- Volcan PacayaToday was my first day of Spanish lessons. My teacher’s name is Helen and she is approximately half my height. One of her first questions to me was, “Where did you learn Spanish?” I laughed out loud. I tried to Posted by AnzelcL in Guatemala 2011 | Jul 5, 2011
- Guate, Antigua and Automatic WeaponsI arrived in Guatemala City feeling, as I typically do when I first arrive in a country, a little out of sorts. I successfully navigated my way through the airport and spotted a man with a sign indicating that he Posted by AnzelcL in Guatemala 2011 | Jul 4, 2011
- Want a glass of lukewarm mosh or a rotten peach?
In the last few days, I have been visiting some participants of the program in their homes to ask them questions about their business, their way of managing money, and other things. The purpose of my visits was to see Posted by Claudzia in Chapines, tortillas y frijoles | Jun 26, 2011
- House 2 and TikalHello :)
Last week we finished our second house with 'From Houses to Homes' and it was a really really nice experiance. We had to paint the house on the last day, and it was really nice because Daniel, the five Posted by AMellar in A years volounteering around the world | Jun 15, 2011
- .Reflexions.I came to Guatemala 5 years ago with my sister. We traveled for 3 weeks to pretty much all the main attractions of the country. All the gorgeous sights blew my mind away: Lago de Atitlán, the ruins of Tikal, Posted by Claudzia in Chapines, tortillas y frijoles | Jun 11, 2011
- Photoss!!! And a quick update.I didnt have my memory card with me the last time I wrote so here are a few photos from the past two weeks, mainly of the building etc.
This is the first house we built just before it was finished. Posted by AMellar in A years volounteering around the world | Jun 9, 2011
- An Encounter with a Peruvian Thief, Julicrapper n GuatamalaHello.
Our last week in Peru basically sucked... What I wrote before about it being so lovely and nice and the people being so friendly, was not exactly researched enough, or so we found out. We left our host family on Posted by AMellar in A years volounteering around the world | Jun 7, 2011
- Guatemala - Part 2Just letting everyone know that we are still alive but updates to the blog have fallen well behind schedule. This entry finishes off Guatemala and I will go into more detail on Belize and Mexico in the next.
Our destination Posted by mwalmsle in Jess and Mike's Excellent Adventure | May 31, 2011
- A little piece of heavenLago de Atitlán is absolutely gorgeous.
This is now the third time I come, and probably not the last. Especially after spending so long in Comitancillo, coming here is definitely a relief and a great change from the boredom that we Posted by Claudzia in Chapines, tortillas y frijoles | May 30, 2011
- Where has the time gone?2 months - what can happen in 2 months?
* I move to one of the most beautiful places on the planet
* on arrival I still have no housing or contact with the university
* get a whirlwind tour of my Posted by doherty666 in I can't think of a good title | May 29, 2011
- Every page makes me shiverI started reading the newspaper a few weeks ago, highly motivated by my evening boredom, and it has become my weekend highlight (with the hectic Sunday market, the food hunt and the baking).
So I have been reading basically every Posted by Claudzia in Chapines, tortillas y frijoles | May 23, 2011
- We <3 Guatemala!We have finished our journey through Guatemala and it is hands down our favourite country in Central America. Guatemala's culture is lively, exuberant and the country is so lush and naturally beautiful with so many great adventures to be had. Posted by Emily and Owen in Forty Days and Forty Nights | May 21, 2011
- Guatemala - Part 1Antigua is described by the guidebooks, and rightly so, as one of Central America's colonial gems. The city has countless ruined churches, monasteries and convents and as we discovered an abundance of good restaurants and well stocked supermarkets. Posted by mwalmsle in Jess and Mike's Excellent Adventure | May 17, 2011
- All these little thingsWhen you are far away from home for an extended period of time,
When you can’t see friends and family,
When you are living in an underdeveloped country,
When you go from a 3.5 million city to a small rural town, Posted by Claudzia in Chapines, tortillas y frijoles | May 16, 2011
- FloodingI have rarely seen so much rain in my life.
It was a sunny Thursday afternoon. There were a few clouds, but nothing too threatening, so I decided not to take my rain jacket with me. We went by car to Posted by Claudzia in Chapines, tortillas y frijoles | May 13, 2011
- GuatemalaThis is my first entry. I'm Japanese. Nice to see all of you.
Actually I was really afraid of Guatemala because of the crime rate of Guatemala city is huge number..
but Now I can say, except Guatemala city, It's very safe Posted by youmetraveling in Iamtraveling | May 11, 2011
- Traveling to Guatemala April 2009I don't recall why we chose to go to Guatemala...Either by recommedation from our french couch-surfer or we just got tickets on sale.
It was Spring break...March/April 2009 Yury is almost 2 years....we still carry him on our back-bag.
The first Posted by NAGATTRAVEL in TRAVELING WITH KIDS | May 8, 2011
- GuatemalaLocations: Antigua, Lake Atitlan (Panajachel & San Jose), Guatemala City
Highlights: Food/Deserts, Architecture, Volcanic Lake
Description of Highlights:
•Food/Deserts – WOW!!! The food a Posted by amberraytx in Where in the world are Joe & Amber? | May 7, 2011
- I miss St-Laurent blvdStrangely, stupidly, being away from something makes us appreciate it, miss it, idealize it. There are so many things in life that we take for granted, and we only realize how important they are when we lose them, temporarly or Posted by Claudzia in Chapines, tortillas y frijoles | May 2, 2011