Hello,
So right now we are staying in the village of Poptun, guatemala and we are in our first homestays. I got a really nice house the family is not so nice but we have running water a working toilet and a shower so that is pretty nice. We also started our projects today and we are clearing out an overgrow ditch but they dont really want to give us any real jobs because we are with mostly girls and we think we cant do anything. We are all getting along really well which is great and the bugs havent been too bad [knock on wood]. But it is really really hot but there have been a few rain showers here and there which is nice casue it cools everything down. I hope everything back home is good and i will write again soon.
sophie
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- Hi everyone I also started a snapfish page to put all my pictures on if you want to see those. snapfish.com username:slammers20@hotmail.com password:sophie Hope you like them
Where Im Going
- Sept. 11: Arrive into Guatemala City at about 9 AM & bus to Finca Ixobel in Poptun
- Sept. 11 - 14: Orientation at Finca Ixobel - tree houses, team meetings, and activities
- Sept. 14 - 21: Volunteer, homestays, and construction work at the local Poptun village school
- Sept. 21: Travel by bus to San Andres across Lago Peten-Itza
- Sept. 21 - Oct. 4: Language schools and homestays in the town of Coban
- Weekend: Visit ancient Mayan ruins of Tikal
- Oct. 4 - 6: Travel by bus to the Alta Verapaz region and overnight. Visit to Semuc Champey waterfalls
- Oct. 6 - 12: Volunteer in Cloud Forest of Guatemala working with Proyecto Ecologico Quetzal
- Oct. 12: Travel to Xela via private transport
- Oct. 12 - 18: Spanish classes in Quetzaltenango (Xela) at Casa Xelaju
- Oct. 18 - 20: Three-day trek through the Guatemalan highlands visiting local villages along the way
- Oct. 20: Overnight in San Marcos
- Oct. 21: Travel to Antigua and overnight
- Oct. 22: AM flight to Managua, Nicaragua and bus to Granada for overnight
- Oct. 23 & 24: Free days in Nicaragua to explore Granada or Leon
- Oct. 24: Bus to Parque Maderas in San Juan del Sur
- Oct. 24 - 31: Volunteer with Parque Maderas ecological community and arts center. Free time to learn surfing
- Nov. 1 & 2: Day of the Dead celebrations in Granada
- Nov. 3 - 8: Language school and homestays in Granada
- Nov. 8: Bus to San Jose, Costa Rica and overnight
- Nov. 9: Free day in San Jose
- Nov. 10: Travel to Nicoya peninsula for Leatherback Sea Turtle volunteer project
- Nov. 10 - 15: Volunteer with the Leatherback Sea Turtles
- Nov. 15: Travel to Punta Mona for a week of spiritual reflection and yoga
- Nov. 15 - 21: Learn yoga, meditation, and a variety of other spiritual practices
- Nov. 21 - 26: Group-designed Free Travel
- Nov. 26: Overnight in San Jose
- Nov. 27: Early AM flight from San Jose to the Bay Island of Roatan, Honduras
- Nov. 27 - Dec. 3: SCUBA classes at the Seagrape Dive Centre in West End
- Dec. 3: Fly from Roatan at 12:55 PM, back to San Francisco
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5 comments:
Hi Sophie, Het is zo leuk om je blog te lezen
Knap je je er door heen slaat.
xxx mam
Hi Miss Sophie,
WE miss you. I had lunch with your Mom today. It was fun. We went to Square Cafe and shared salad and french fries. We had a nice chat. I talked to Matt yesterday and all seems well with him. He likes Middlebury and he had his first scrimmage vs Dartmouth. We didn't see it because we went to Kurt's game in Hingham. Both Matt's and Kurt's teams won but it wasn't the same without your smiling face in the stands. Kurt is doing homework now and says HI. So does Mr. Cawley. We hope you are staying safe and enjoying your trip. I hope this blog finds its way to you because the last time I tried to blog it didn't go through because I didn't do something right.
Love The Cawleys
Hai Sophie,
Ook ik heb jouw blog gevonden, erg leuk om te lezen wat een avontuur je beleeft/tegemoet gaat in Central America, wat een afwisseling! Ik zou zo even bij je aan willen haken..! Enjoy and take care, liefs Nicole
HI Sophie---Walked with your mom last night with the girls (Deezel and Kaya). Hmm, sounds like my kind of weather--hot and "not a hair day!" Have a great week and will write soon. Mrs. K
Hi Sophie,
Tubbing? I never believed my paddling did anything when rafting, so why not. Just stick me in a tub next time.
Diana had an interview at Cornell on Monday so we saw Jane. After an unbelievable amount of complaining about painting, she got it done and now thinks she has the best room in the place.
I haven't had lunch or a walk with your mom. I think I'll give her a call.
Ellen and all the Whalens
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