Well I am now in beautiful Guatemala! This has been a great adventure so far and its only getting better. Started out in D.C. monday night where I was roomed with Alex from sacramento. We went out and had a great time meeting other soon-to-be volunteers and such. The next day was orientation and we met all of the 33 people going to Guate with us. It truly is a great group of people, they are all totally awesome and nice. Some really fun people and a lot from Cali. We are already good friends. The PC attracts pretty interesting people from all sorts of backgrounds.
After 2 hours of sleep we went to the airport and waited. Got to Guatemala around noon and soon met our 3-day host families. Well most people did; I found out that there was no room for me so a teacher had to scramble around and find another place for me to stay. Ended up staying at a spa-type place complete with sauna and a sweet garden and a nice older couple running it. Cooold showers tho, but that was to be expected. Actually, bucket baths were to be expected so the shower was a nice amenity (sp?). I think they are pretty well-off because we have had meat with each meal. Today was classes, a spanish test, and other orientation stuff. Tomorrow will be more of the same and saturday we move to our host-families that will take care of us for the next 3 months.
Hmm, not much else to say, adios!
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Cool man! Glad to see this thing.
ReplyDeleteWhat in the world are you doing in Guatemala for 3 months?
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing. I didn't know that you are already in Guatemala. I'm super excited for you.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you're off to a great start! You're going to have an awesome experience. Hugs from home....
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear that things are moving along nicely. I'll be sending pics later, just to keep you up to date. So you can post pics for us. Yes?
ReplyDeleteGood to hear you got there ok! I am excited to hear about all your experiences! Loves from us.
ReplyDeleteSo there was no room in the inn for you, huh? Awesome. It's great that you like everyone already. How humid is it there this time of year? I gotta tell you, the bucket showers in the summer is something I miss. Well, I did when I was living in the desert and the water was the perfect temperature. But not when I was in the mountains and the water was freezing cold. That was the worst. Can't wait to hear about all your experiences. Hopefully you take lots of pictures. I hardly took any pictures and I regret it.
ReplyDeleteYes, definitely take pictures!! I'm very excited to get a visual of this crazy life you're starting! I'm so excited for you, Jare!! Keep us updated!! :) :) :)
ReplyDeleteMessage from Lori at QAI via Kelly's profile :) ~
ReplyDelete"Wierd...we were JUST two minutes ago, talking about you Jared...and how you crashed the BBQ in the parking lot next door. Work stuff. Hey, your adventure sounds so great already. Keep your bloggin, we're a watchin!"