Hej! Man I'm tired but happy. Just came home from Los Vahos. Hot steamy saunas because of the volcano of course. Very hot and relaxing, just a little bit dehydrated just now. Wen to lago atitlan this weekend with a girl named Lindsey. Very beautiful place, this huge lake nestled in between a few volcanoes. Did some kayaking and swimming on Saturday and took it easy in a place called San Pedro. Decided to check out a different village called San Marcos in the afte...

Hej! i hiked up Santa Maria last week as planned, I'm very proud of myself. Started the hike at 12:00 at night and 3.5 hours later I was at the top in the freezing dark. thank you Vince and Agnes for the headlamp it was very useful. The thermals and the fleece became very handy at the top. Crawled into a sleepingbag, ate a sandwich while looking and hearing the volcano Santiaguito errupting. in the dark you could see the lava and the huge clouds. After an hour we...

Hej! Time just flies. Only have a month left in Xela. No more Spanish lessons this week, can't afford more even though they would be very useful. The kids at school teach me a lot and also my little brother diego. i'm not left alone for a minutre when I'm home, he knows that I don't have any homework this week. Me and two other girls left for the pacific coast this weekend. Had a relaxing time at the beach by ourselves on Sunday. Biiiig waves entertained us for ...

Hey! Still in Xela working away. My last week of Spanish classes this week, need more but can't afford more. only a monmth left here and then on new adventures. It's been very quit in the school this week everyone has left. Last weekend some of us went to a soccergame, the players were not very skilled players but the fans were. Couldnt see the filed at one point because of all the fireworks and crackers. On Sunday we went to Chichicastenango which has a big mark...

Oj oj oj! I'm tired. Got home to Xela this afternoon after spending a good few hours on chickenbuses. On Friday after class me , Joyce (Canadian) and Johanna (ze German) left for Antigua. Realized very quickly in Antigua that the place is full of tourists. The prices for dinner was much more expensive and it was more a touristy vibe. At 6 on Saturday morning we went to climb Pacaya outside of the city. Beautiful surroundings and hot lava stones falling og the cli...