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- WE WILL DEFINITELY COME BACK HERE!After our amazing time in Mexico City and Puebla, we headed to Guatemala. I was really concerned about this destination, but now I can say that I love this country and hope to come back soon. The people were so Posted by erika_simon in Simplicity, Inspiration and Angels | Apr 9, 2019
- The Last Post - Visiting San Marcus/4th Friday of LentMynor and I are a team now. We do everything together, including activities on the weekends. This week, my ability to sit in Spanish class four hours a day was at a second-time low, so we made lots Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Apr 7, 2019
- XejuyupLast week, Xejuyup opened. It is an ecological theme park 45 minutes by public bus outside of Xela to the NorthEast. It is part of a coalition that built 5 parks throughout Guatemala for the government workers. Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Mar 31, 2019
- Slowing DownIt is my 7th week of traveling, the fiestas, the constant spending of money, the weekend trips and the speed of learning Spanish have all slowed at this point. I finished my last tense of Spanish, so now I Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Mar 23, 2019
- The Realer XelaXela - 2nd largest city in Guatemala in the Northwest corner, 1 hour from the border of Mexico, on the narcotic route from the south to Mexico Guatemala - most diverse country in Central America, was in civil war until 1996, Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Mar 17, 2019
- T-1 Day Until Match In less than 18 hours I will find out if I have a job next year! It has been difficult to focus this week, as a lot rides on if tomorrow's email says I matched or Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Mar 10, 2019
- Carnival I arrived for class at 2 pm like always today and Mynor was beaming. "I'm making you a pie!" "For me?" I replied. "Yes, and for me, want to help me?" he asked with a smirk. We Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Mar 5, 2019
- The End of A MonthI don't get in my feelings easily, but the close of this month has certainly brought me closer to them. (Cue Drake song) The group I started Pop Wuj with four weeks ago left on Saturday morning. We all Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Mar 3, 2019
- Clinic and ClassI've spent the past two weeks with my Spanish teacher Mynor. Mynor's age is hard to tell, because melanin is magic, but I would place him at around 50. He studied environmental engineering, but decided to be a Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Feb 20, 2019
- Antigua and Acaltenago VolcanoOn Saturday, we took a private shuttle from Xela to Antigua. There was 5 of us total from the school. Our first stop in Antigua was to Refugio Coffee shop which had the best almond milk latte of Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Feb 19, 2019
- San Juan MercadoMy entire life I have been uncomfortable around people, but I do my best to push myself into new experiences and usually end up enjoying them. Traveling always is a push to be with people: with other travelers, locals, Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Feb 15, 2019
- FutbolYesterday, I attended a futbol game for the pro-team of Xela. It was a tie. I heard that the coach would now be fired because the team did not win this game. Rough! There were fireworks Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Feb 14, 2019
- Ixcanul/Volcan This is Santa Maria. It looks pretty tame in this picture, but that is because it was taken at the bottom of the mountain after our hike. [img=https://photos Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Feb 10, 2019
- Mayan Traditional Medicine Mynor taught indigenous medicine today. He has worked at the school since its inception 27 years ago. He taught the class with a passion that I have only seen a few times Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Feb 8, 2019
- Hot Springs Hot Springs We went to Fuentes Georginas today, a sulfur hot springs high in the mountains above Zunil. The views, as you can see, were breathtaking. The town is mainly agricultur Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Feb 7, 2019
- Spanish Classes In the morning we have cultural competency class where we learn about the history of Guatemala, Mayan culture, and the polit Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Feb 5, 2019
- Top of Pop Wuj (Book of Time) School Brain is completely dead after 8 hours of Spanish, but here is a lovely picture of the top of school and some highlights. In Mayan births, it is considered a ceremony, and only three mal Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Feb 4, 2019
- That Energy ThoIt is true that if you are miserable, you are going to be miserable anywhere. In my early twenties, I tried to run away from problems by going to other countries before, and it failed miserably. But Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Feb 3, 2019
- Day 7: Puerto Quetzal, GuatemalaThe good news is I brought clothes with stretchy waistbands. The bad news is I need clothes with stretchy waistbands. Well here we are docked in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala and it is already Day 7. Where has the time gone? We Posted by prplspud in 20 Years and Counting | Feb 2, 2019
- Tikal - Lost in the Guatemalan JungleIt is perhaps fitting that in this National Geographic planet our six hundredth blog entry should come from one of the greatest man-made wonders of the world... These are the ruins of Posted by Hawkson in Blissful Adventures | Jan 24, 2019
- Guatemala An active volcano right next to the small town of Antigua, Guatemala. Antigua is a popular tourist attraction that has beautiful and color houses. Most tourists I met would skip the capital and Posted by Carolinetravel in Central America | Oct 18, 2018
- Puerto Quetzal - Day 8 Friday 8/17Puerto Quetzal is a large industrial port (envision hard hats and orange vests). We used our onboard credit to book an excursion to Antigua, also known as La Antigua Guatemala, or “Ancient Guatemala.” Once the country’s capital, the Posted by Cybercsp in A journey through the Panama Canal | Aug 18, 2018
- Lake AtitlanOk. So maybe not so much off the gringo trail. To be explained. This place is a massive lake, surrounded by volcanoes and hills that are all covered in copious trees. Around the lake are dotted small villages and towns, maybe Posted by Planetgeli in Totally Mexico! | Aug 12, 2018
- San Pedro la LagunaWe weren’t booked until a 2pm bus from Antigua so we had a whole morning to kill. Our remarkably laid back hotel manager left for somewhere else and basically trusted us with the run of the place. We didn’t abuse Posted by Planetgeli in Totally Mexico! | Aug 10, 2018
- AntiguaUNESCO certainly know how to pick their cities. Antigua is yet another full of charm in what is becoming a long list we have visited. Renowned for its Spanish colonial buildings dating from around 250 years ago, for us it’s Posted by Planetgeli in Totally Mexico! | Aug 9, 2018
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