its been a long time since my last blog so now im back tracking of places and events to keep everyone up to date now. its been a fun and busy few weeks and seems a blur now! So i believe my last blog was from San Ignacio Belize which was over a month ago. When i left there I crossed the border to Guatemala and stayed a night in Flores, Los Amigos hostel where i spent a lot of time back when i was living in Arcas the Wildlife Centre here. The border crossing was e...

Ok new update! im good at keeping everyone updated! So decided to go to the beach this week instead of back for more spanish, i needed a little break. So the easiest way to get to monterrico was either to travel from Guate City or from Antigua, so we got on the chicken bus in Xela heading for the city then decided yes Antigua it is, as the buses wouldve taken about 8 hours in total on hot uncomfortable and with no guarantee there was one going that day. And im g...

Hey so I have been up the infamous Guatemalan volcano Pacaya today. What an accomplishment. We got in the shuttle and was joined by 2 german guys and 4 norweigen girls then me and Kerry. It took roughly an hour, 15 minutes to get there and along the way the driver stopped at the side of the road and bought a loaf of bread that looked like a crocodile, its incredible. you must see the photo. Driver spoke no english so we translated for the guys inthe bus! So con...

Ok so we have had an interesting few days! Friday was the biggest day of celebrations for Semana Santa. We went out in the evening to the black cat hostel for dinner and drinks. was me kerry winston and carmen. we had 3 days off school cus friday was a complete public holiday for everyone so we had no Estela at the house too from thursday til monday. One of the guys who stayed here last week Omar left sunday so he threw a house party here Friday night. there was ...

Ok so last update for a few days as there is still no wifi at the house. keep being given excuses like havent paid the bill and now the banks are full. what ! haha. useless. but its not the end of the world. Wifi at school is so slow that i cant upload any photos cus itll take 2 hours for 50 photos. ridiculous! but hey. ITS SEMANA SANTA! holy week. the biggest celebrations are tomorrow. Its so mad here. they certainly know how to put a fiesta on. would never get...