Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Volcanic Steam Sauna (10/26)Outside of Xela there are a couple of areas that promote natural hot baths or volcanic steam saunas. Two weeks ago I went to the hot baths with a few other students and was under-whelmed to say the least. The hot baths were essentially narrow, dark and dingy concrete building [...]
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Quetzaltenango, Guatemala For the past 3.5 weeks I’ve had pronominales, irregular verbs, the preterito and the personal ‘a’ sloshing around in my brain. I know more Spanish then I did a month ago but I’m glad to say that my time in Xela is coming to an end next Tuesday. Not that Xela was a [...]
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Quetzaltenango, Guatemala When I arrived in Xela and got my hands on a map one of the first things I noticed was a “Cerveceria Nacional.” A national brewery? Only two blocks from where I’m staying? Furthermore, the thing is huge and takes up three city blocks. I wasn’t necessarily interested in visiting the brewery since [...]
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Tajumulco, Guatemala I needed to get out of Xela and explore another part of Guatemala but when my alarm went off at 3:50 am on Saturday morning I was wondering why I thought trekking up the highest peak in Central America was a good idea. The peak is a dormant volcano named Tajumulco (Ta-Who-Mull-Co) which [...]
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Quetzaltenango, Guatemala It’s easy to get a view of Xela from above. The terrace of the house I’m currently in gives me a great view of the city each day. I’ll spend afternoons up here studying Spanish and drinking coffee. From Quetzaltenango 2010-10View from the roof-top of where I’m currently staying The city also sits [...]
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Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Some things just don’t go together. For Example: Pickles and Ice CreamDogs and SweatersElectrical appliances and water Or, this house… From Quetzaltenango 2010-10 …and Guatemala. I see this house everyday walking to and from Spanish school and everyday I have a hard time believing that this house is actually here. I would expect [...]
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Somewhere Outside of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala I’m not quite sure what to call the place I’m currently staying. The name on the front says “Hostal La Estacion,” however, it’s not really a hostel. If I had to put a name on it I would call it a boarding house. One of the regular boarders here is [...]
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