Hospedaje San Francisco San Pedro La Laguna

... a mini-reunion! Everyone came over to our hostel to hang out. We didn´t do much of anything but somehow sat around the table talking for 4 hours! San Pedro is pretty slow-paced town, and it was nice to just relax with friends and not feel pressured to go out and party...besides I was still sick at this point. <br><br>The next morning Jake made us some scrambled eggs to compliment our freshly bought pan de banana and pan de coconut, which turned out not to be ...

... any of my anxiety about traveling on the roads. Everyone had to get off the bus and walk through the wreckage to wait on the other side. Several buses and car fulls of people waited and watched while the tow truck tried to drag the truck away. <br><br>One thing I love about Guatemalans and they just loooove to help, bless their hearts. Last week I was at the market looking for the moving ¨"men with guns" and it apparently was not very clear what I was asking. I clearly ...

... loved it. Though there seem to be a good number of<br>gringos here studying English, the town isn't very touristy at all, and<br>you couldn´t ask for a more incredible setting. The town sits on a hill<br>above the massive (and totes gorg!) lake, and the whole thing is ringed<br>by lush green hills and volcanoes. <br><br>We trudged to our school in the rain (stepping in more sewage than we´d<br>like to think about) and as soon as we got there, our house sister<br>Norma ...

... carry heavy basket of stuff on their heads. Most of them are self employed the men work in the fields the woman takes the fruits of the labor to market to sell them. It's a hard life but they are happy people.<br><br>The regular Guatemalan people are mostly middle class they all have cars and own there own home. They have big mall with 3 floors and it has a huge Wal-Mart takes up most of the first floor it also has a big movie theater in it. The food court has every restaurant you ...

... I will bring my camera but still be cautious. Great experience, and now I have a few more clothes so I don't have to do laundry every 7 days!<br><br>Will try to write soon about my work with the organization AUDA. (www.audaguatemala.org)<br><br>ALSO: I started practicing poi -- fire dancing!! , went to Xela on Sunday, will probably go to Antigua next week, and then I will get to see Katherine next Friday since she is visiting!!<br>

... br>Having got up at 5 am and walked 30 minutes we stopped and looked out over the lake to watch the sun rise. Unfortunately the clouds prevented us from seeing an amazing vista but it was still pretty spectacular as we watched a live volcano erupt. We then set off down the mountain stopping for a makeshift breakfast and in turn turned into breakfast for the mosquitoes. Onwards we raced down the mountain briefly admiring the view and through San Juan to San Pedro.<br><br ...