Lacey and I spent last weekend in Copan, Honduras, the southernmost of the ancient Mayan cities. Copan is known especially for its elaborate stone carving. It felt so appropriate to be there before Halloween!
Momentos
If you’re like me, and you’re lucky enough to be able to travel, you might also be lucky enough to have moments, all-of-a-sudden-type moments, when the place you are visiting seems suddenly to accept you, to decide to take you
Dia del Niño (Kid’s Day)
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Chicabal
Volcan Santa Maria, across the jungle, seen from the path on the way to Chicabal. We woke up at 5:30 a.m. to get these views, which are normally swallowed by clouds early in the day. Clouds building on
Lago de Atitlan (Lake Atitlan)
Volcan San Pedro across Lago de Atitlan, just after we started our hike from Santa Cruz to San Marcos. Epiphytes growing on an enormous tree on a hill by the lake. Tall grass and trees lining the
Manos de Colores / The New Thirty
The big day has finally arrived! I am officially thirty. But before I talk about my brand new age (or really in order to talk about it), I’d like to write about the volunteer work Lacey and I are doing
Hungry
Among friends and family I’m known for an especially healthy appetite; my brother even chuckles out the nickname “tapeworm” when he sees me in front of an elephant-sized bowl of cereal or a third helping at dinner (as in “hey,
Princesa Indígena Nacional de la Independencia
Today is Guatemala’s election day: new deputies, congressional-level representatives, a vice president, and a president (if receiving over 50% of the popular vote) will be chosen in open elections around the country. This is no small event for a country
¡Perro Yo No Hablo Español Muy Bien!
“Dog I don’t speak English very well!” Apparently the word for “but” only has one r, which I found out after writing my first composition on Thursday. Spanish is hard. A week ago today we arrived safely in Xela, Guatemala.
Arrival!
. . . and we did. We’ve made it to Xela, Guatemala, more soon!