DFW Airport
31. Januar 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
View from the rooftop of my hotel
1. Februar 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Apparently the volcano has been putting on quite a show. I saw pictures of it from yesterday, and there was a lot of fire and smoke. But the clouds are obscuring it today.
View from the restaurant
1. Februar 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ 🌙 61 °F
It was a little far away, but we could see the lava flow and eruptions on Volcan Fuego
Really nice Taco Bell
2. Februar 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
I didn't eat here, but it has a really lovely courtyard.
And McDonald's
2. Februar 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
So many pretty things to buy!
2. Februar 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
3. Februar 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Sights around Antigua. I took a shuttle to Panajachel on Lake Atitlan today, but will return to Antigua in a few weeks.
My first tuk tuk ride
3. Februar 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Lake Atitlan
3. Februar 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
My school on the lake
4. Februar 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
The little huts are the classrooms. I think that I'll be able to get used to this. ☺️
A few pictures from my wanderings
6. Februar 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Around San Pedro
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Hike between villages
10. Februar 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
I went on a hike between villages today with a group from the school. We stopped for a while in a park where a lot of people went for a swim. Saw a van with Oregon plates!
Women's Weaving Cooperatives
11. Februar 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
There are dozens of these shops all around, full of beautiful hand woven scarves, shawls, tablecloths, etc. They are made with cotton dyed with natural dyes from plants.
Los perros
12. Februar 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
There are many dogs on the street here
These perritos are the cutest I've seen
Weaving demonstration
13. Februar 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
I went to see a weaving demonstration organized by the school. We were shown the process from picking the cotton, which grows on trees here, rather than bushes, spinning it into thread, dying it withWeiterlesen
Making tamales de arroz
15. Februar 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
I helped María make tamales de arroz - tamales made with rice instead of masa. They were delicious.
Atop Indian Nose
17. Februar 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
Went on a hike today organized by the school to a mountain called Indian's Nose. Fantastic views of the lake from up top.
Reserva Atitlan
24. Februar 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
I'm across the lake now in Panajachel where I plan to spend three more weeks studying Spanish at a different school. A friend from the school in San Pedro and her daughter came over for the day, andWeiterlesen
San Antonio Palopó, Guatemala
28. Februar 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Visited a ceramics workshop in another village
Tour of Panajachel
2. März 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ 🌙 66 °F
On the afternoon of my first day of classes in Panajachel I signed up for a tour of the village. I think that I was the only new student that day, so I ended up with a personal tour with Elizabet whoWeiterlesen
Santa Catarina Palopo
3. März 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
I walked to this village about 3 miles away. The entire village is taking part in an art project to transform the town. I'd love to return and see it when more of the buildings are painted.Weiterlesen
Another beautiful sunset
3. März 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ 🌙 64 °F
Some other students and I enjoyed the sunset from a lakeside restaurant.
Slightly scary hike
7. März 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
I went on a slightly scary hike to a small waterfall with my teacher Gladys and a couple of other students. The trail (such as it was) was very steep, and we had to almost crawl in parts of it. TheWeiterlesen
Iximche Ruins
17. März 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Pre-Columbian archeological site
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iximche
Hotel Atitlan
18. März 2018 in Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Beautiful gardens at this hotel in Panajachel














































































































































