Central America

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

hi everyone,
So right now i am in the city of Xela its the second largest city in Guatemala. I have started school again and my teacher (Brenda) takes me around town and takes me to the market. As of now we haven't really done very much, but tonight i am going to Salsa lessons, so that should be interesting. I am staying in another host family, and got really lucky again because Megan another girl from the program is staying with me in the same house. So that is all i have done so far this week but i hope all is well with everyone and i will write again soon when i have done some more fun stuff.
XO Soph

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Hoe gaat het met het spaans praten als jij inkopen doet op de markt? Kunt zeker veel verstaan, maar zelf praten nog het moeilijkst?
Wel fantastisch dat je persoonlijk les krijgt en dat je gezellig naar de markt kunt gaan, in plaats van in een duf klaslokaal te zitten!

Veel liefs,

Pap; October 15, 2008 at 5:31 AM

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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