Hotel Aaculaax San Marcos La Laguna

We started off today by doing 'Cables X-Tremos' – a series of 8 zipwires across a gorge next to the lake. Everytime we crossed the gorge we got an awesome view of the lake on one side and a huge waterfall on the other!!! Basically it was ‘Go Ape’ but cheaper and with a much better view!!! (although less of the exciting bridges of Go Ape). To get to the start we had to trek up the gorge – this was when we started to doubt our volcano climbing ...

Zozo.....
Het regen seizoen is 1 juni begonnen en dat hebben we geweten. Al twee dagen hebben we fikse onweersbuien in de middag welke blijven hangen tegen de bergen. De eerste avond bleef het zelfs regen tot een uur of 8 ´s avonds. De eerder gekochte Sauvignon blanc en de zakken chips waren niet voldoende om de nacht door te komen en dus hebben wede meiden van het restaurantje op ons complex gevraagd wat er nog te eten was ...

... Walking back onto the ship for the final time, knowing that I am finished with my junior year of college and that I would be back home in a week's time... this time for good until after graduation... was a really interesting but great feeling. I miss home. It will be nice to be back. Guatemala was amazing. I knew it would be. I am glad to have spent my last port with a good friend too. Now, on to the Panama Canal, the "Ambassador's Ball," the Caribbean... and finally... Florida!

... indicators such as literacy and infant mortality in Latin America. Yet the Guatemalan people somehow maintain a healthy sense of humour and a positive outlook!!! Antigua seems to be an easy place to stay, with the possibility of travel on weekends and Spanish lessons during the week. My volunteer opportunities are plentiful, but still undecided. Photos to follow soon once I figure out how to download them.

... keyrd langleidina upp og thurftum ekki ad labba nema i um 90min upp. Tharna gat madur sed gloandi hraun renna og potad i thad med prikum. Tharna var kanafjolskylda sem grilladi audvitad sykurpuda. Sidan vid solsetur var ortulega flott byrta tharna og draumkennt utsyni sem baud upp a flottar myndir: Thegar heim var komid vorum vid threytt og otrulega skytug en thegar madur labbadi um ...

... trip. The plan is to go to Guatemala City and, of all things, go to a morgue. As far as I know, we'll be learning about exhumations and forensic anthropology that's helping to piece together and validate the horrific history of the early 1980s. Besides that, I think we might be visiting the city dump, where many, many people live and make their livelihoods collecting recyclables and whatever else they can sell (informal economy? Mhm). Next week is our first big trip as a ...

... we catch a ride on the back of a truck with time eating holes in my ****** off mind. the last bus is supposed to leave at 5 and we arrive five minutes late. just as i´m letting my anger dissipate into something more peaceful as i am reminded of how truly fortunate i am and not to get angry about such a small thing......who drives around the corner.....****ing edgar. i shoot a glare as he opens the ...