Hello and Good bye El Paradon - we had a wounderfull time! Zehn Tage waren wir im Surf Resort El Paradon und haben tolle Menschen getroffen aus verschiedenen Ländern. Das Highlight war der Besuch von Jamie und Jeff, Freunden aus Kentucky die eine Woche mit uns verbracht haben. Wir drei hatten fast jeden Tag Surf Unterricht mit lokal Surf Teacher was sehr lustig war da die drei Jungs nur Spanisch gesprochen haben und wir nur Englisch. Aber man hat sich mit Hän...

Memories of the surf house. Fields and fields of sugarcane. Signs saying Tierra Dulce. Crabs by the pool. Geckos with bright markings. Anu's Pool School float. Pineapple chili dip - an addiction. Ceviche every day for lunch. Going on a long trip in the back of a pick- up truck. Watermelon liquados. Storms at night. Black sand. Team GB- Ed and Arthur from London. Katie, a yoga teacher from Manchester. Dan and Sophie from Wales. Burning hot sand. Topping up with a...

With all our hard work done; my thesis written and sent off, a huge box of Guatemalan souvenirs posted home, and Anu's first steps being taken, we left our lakeside paradise to head down to Antigua, the former capital. Having been there already and seen some of the sights, we decided to spend two nights at a lodge 20 minutes outside the city, in the hills, with amazing views of the town and the volcanoes. We had our own little cottage there, complete with hammock...

Earth lodge for two days. Great place to relax and enjoy the view.

Thesis is finished and sent! It's all over. After three years of hard work. I threw away all my notes! Fingers crossed I pass, otherwise I'm in trouble!