Guatemala

I have returned! Guatemala was amazing and impossible to capture in writing, so I will give a brief rundown of the events of the trip and allow you all to ask for stories later!

Highlights of the trip:

• Traveling throughout Guatemala (Guatemala City, Panajachel on Lake Atitlan, Antigua, Omoa on the North coast of Honduras).
• Seeing the Guatemalan people in their traditional clothing and hearing Mayan people speak in their native language
• Sailing around Lake Atitlan visiting all of the villages around the island
• Seeing the giant processions and street carpets made out of colored sawdust in Antigua
• Climbing a giant, active volcano that had a river of lava running down it that we roasted marshmallows over (everyone else on the climb thought we were so cool for bringing marshmallows to the top of the volcano); we all got slight burns from the heat of the lava, but it was still definitely worth it!!
• Being mistaken for an expert climber by a guy from Germany
• Staying in a hostel where Che Guevara once stayed and getting to lay in the bed in the room he was in.
• Getting to pet the bunnies that lived at our hostel in Omoa (a small beach town on the Caribbean)
• Getting to do lots of relaxing and card playing with a great group of friends/travel buddies!

School is now back in full swing and as we are finishing up 4th Partial, I can't help but look back and realize how fast my first year of teaching has flown by. I have grown a lot through my experiences in the classroom and love seeing how far my students have come :) I'm sure there are still plenty of adventures in store for me this year though and cannot wait to see what they will be!!