Hotel Los Olivos Quetzaltenango

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... three gorgeous meals a day. They really made an effort, it made me think how in England we are all trying to eat our 5 a day, where as at the house we would easily make 10 a day and all so healthy and tasty. Guatemalan home cooking is easily the best food i have had on this trip. It was really helpful to be able to speak Spanish at meal times three times a day aswell. And for the first time, i was the foreign student for a change, after all the students we had ...

... this space for evs on flyers in Guatemala.. They're also playing on Wednesday and have said I can play a few tunes so looking forward to that..<br><br>Its been really cool staying in 1 place for so long and having the opportunity to get to know the place and people a bit better but am gonna hit the road again next weekend and head in to El Salvador so will be a bit wierd being on the road again but am sure i'll manage!<br><br>Anyway until the next time<br><br>Peas<br>x<br>

... likely be headed<br>south to Peru by mid-November for some additional travel. By mid<br>December we hope to reunite in Peru with Machu Picchu being a prominent<br>stop.<br><br><br><br>Safe travels and check out our separate blogs for updates. <br><br>Grant &amp; Shiloh<br><br>

... his tempestuos love, hate relationship with his teacher. <br><br>Los estudiantes (y los niños)<br><br>There is a real mix of people studying here from 18 year olds to 65 year olds. However, most of the other students are American or Canadian - we seem to be the only English. One girl made me laugh when I caught her asking one of the teachers to pretend to be her teacher for the sake of a photograph she was sending home. The reason? This teacher was ...

... a climb up the Volcan Santiaguito.<br><br>Now, during the week, we had stopped by to get information about this tour, as it sounded quite interesting to us. They assured us that, although the hike as a whole was difficult, it was primarily because it was just plain long. The hike itself, they said, was relatively easy, but it was 8 hours of hiking for each of two consecutive days, and many people just can´t handle that many hours. The attraction of ...

... for example, the plan that John and I signed up for includes six hours of one-on-one lessons, a homestay with a family (including 3 meals each day), and occasional activities in the afternoons. The school also has internet, movies in Spanish and English, and other such things. All in all, it´s really intensive, and amazingly afordable. <br><br>The family that we´re staying with is great. The family proper includes five people -- Esperanza (the ...

... second in favored skirt material is the solid indigo-dyed material with rainbow-embroidered seams favored by the women of Nahuala&#8217;, who wear a huipil (blouse) that is solid white with animal figures woven in. A variation on this them exists far away in the costa mixteca area of Mexico, suggest that it may be of ancient origin.