I arrived in the capital city of Spain at 8:30am Monday. I met my couchsurfing host, Macarena – born and raised in Madrid - at her house in the city…

 My last day in Flores. It’s a little sad. This is my favorite place that I have lived out of 4 places in Guatemala. Actually, I live in San Miguel,…

Tikal: Well, I'm glad I was able to see the Mayan site of Yaxha at sunset because the plan to see Tikal at sunrise didn't exactly pan out as planned.…

Today, after class, I got to go on a guided tour of the Mayan ruins known as Yaxha (pronounced Yash-ha) with Deiter, the owner of Dos Mundos school who is…

I arrived at Yaxha Café Arqueologico in Flores at 6pm last night. That was a long day of traveling from Livingston back up the river to Rio Dulce and then…

The boat ride from Rio Dulce to Livingston lasted 2.5 hours since the boat driver kept stopping for tour-guide duty and to pick up passengers. Along the way, we saw…

After what seemed like a very long time on twisting roads, I made it from Coban to Rio Dulce. We passed through lush mountain jungle and dry, cactus plains on…

I’m nearing the end of my classes in the pleasant city of Coban, the capital of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. I wish I could learn here longer because the instruction is…

I didn’t realize how attached I was to my hair until the hairdresser cut off a gigantic length of it. Too late. Usually, my hair turns out alright no matter…

I just had an immense feeling of gratitude pass through me, followed immediately by a wave of gratitude to have the feeling of gratitude. It is ironic how the feeling…