This past weekend we visited the city of Antigua. The bus ride to Antigua was rather exciting, as it was our first experience riding the ¨chicken buses¨ that are famous throughout Central and South America. With three people to a seat on each side of the aisle (and small, school bus size seats) and more people standing in the aisles, it is quite a sight to behold! But we made it to Antigua without any problems and felt rather proud of ourselves for navi...

Our apologies for not writing sooner - the past few days have been hectic ones as we settle into life here in Guatemala.Our adventure began last Saturday, January 12th. After a long day of travelling - up at 5 am, to L.A. for lunch, then Mexico City for a brief dinner - we finally arrived in Guatemala City around 11:45 pm. We were both a bit nervous disembarking from the airplane because it has been quite some time since either of us travelled internationally, bu...

Our apologies for not writing sooner - the past few days have been hectic ones as we settle into life here in Guatemala.Our adventure began last Saturday, January 12th. After a long day of travelling - up at 5 am, to L.A. for lunch, then Mexico City for a brief dinner - we finally arrived in Guatemala City around 11:45 pm. We were both a bit nervous disembarking from the airplane because it has been quite some time since either of us travelled internationally, bu...