Monthly Archives: May 2010
Yet Another Surprise Visitor
I’ve moved apartments and relocated to a new city, but that hasn’t stopped the bugs from tracking me down. Somehow they’ve all gotten wind of my change of address and have been showing up in droves in the last few days. You may remember the last surprise visitor that crawled into bed with me. Well, … Continue reading
Spanish Schools in Guatemala
I’ve been studying Spanish in Guatemala for the last few weeks now and in the process I’ve come up with a few observations that might benefit anyone interested in coming here to study: 1. Spanish lessons cost anywhere between US two and six dollars per hour for one-on-one private tutoring 2. It’s impossible to find … Continue reading
Which do you Prefer: Traveling or Living Abroad?
Photo by Helminadia Ranford I never thought of my ability to live abroad as a skill, but according to Miss Move Abroad and Miss Elizabeth Gilbert, it’s something that some people are better suited for than others. The following is an exert from Elizabeth Gilbert’s book Committed, (shout-out to Miss Move Abroad for being the … Continue reading
The Hippies in Guatemala
If you’re sitting in some cafe in Haight-Ashbury and wondering to yourself where all the hippies have gone (like the REAL hippies, not the third-generation-urban-outfit-wearing posers), well, I have an answer for that: Guatemala. While Guatemala doesn’t even register on most people’s radars (“like, is that a city in Mexico?” – is the usual question … Continue reading
A Brief Update
Here’s a recap of everything that’s happened since I started neglecting this blog (Um, yeah…Sorry ’bout that): My mom came to visit, I went zip-lining, took up salsa dancing, toured a coffee plantation, visited a hippie village, came down with a bad, bad case of food poisoning and then moved three hours away to a … Continue reading
