DFW Airport
31 januari 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
View from the rooftop of my hotel
1 februari 2018, 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 februari 2018, 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 februari 2018, Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
I didn't eat here, but it has a really lovely courtyard.
And McDonald's
2 februari 2018, Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
So many pretty things to buy!
2 februari 2018, Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
3 februari 2018, 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 februari 2018, Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Lake Atitlan
3 februari 2018, Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
My school on the lake
4 februari 2018, 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 februari 2018, Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Around San Pedro
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Hike between villages
10 februari 2018, 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 februari 2018, 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 februari 2018, Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
There are many dogs on the street here
These perritos are the cutest I've seen
Weaving demonstration
13 februari 2018, 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 withMeer informatie
Making tamales de arroz
15 februari 2018, Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
I helped María make tamales de arroz - tamales made with rice instead of masa. They were delicious.
Atop Indian Nose
17 februari 2018, 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.
Sharron MathansI have a catalog from Lindblad/Natl. Geo. expeditions with a trip from Belize to Guatemala City, mentioning another lake in G. where Mayan ruins are found, Yaxha Lake. They describe the marvelous ruins there and at Lake Tikal. I didn't realize Lake Tikal is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the largest and most impressive archaeological sites and urban centers of the re-Columbian Maya civilizations .
Reserva Atitlan
24 februari 2018, 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, andMeer informatie
San Antonio Palopó, Guatemala
28 februari 2018, Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Visited a ceramics workshop in another village
Tour of Panajachel
2 maart 2018, 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 whoMeer informatie
Santa Catarina Palopo
3 maart 2018, 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.Meer informatie
Sharron Mathans
You find the most picturesque places! Sent a card today for your anniversary tomorrow. Congratulations on 34 Year’s.
Another beautiful sunset
3 maart 2018, Guatemala ⋅ 🌙 64 °F
Some other students and I enjoyed the sunset from a lakeside restaurant.
Slightly scary hike
7 maart 2018, 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. TheMeer informatie
Iximche Ruins
17 maart 2018, Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Pre-Columbian archeological site
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iximche
Hotel Atitlan
18 maart 2018, Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Beautiful gardens at this hotel in Panajachel
