Skipped school for a parade and graduated anyway
Today, Stacey and I didn’t spend much time at the school. Instead, we went with our teachers, Jorge & Miriam, to see the St. James Day parade. It was really interesting — mostly students from various schools, so lots of marching bands and kids in costumes. And at the end, St. James [...]
Climbing the Cerro de la Cruz (again)
This morning, Stacey and I got up early and left the house around 5:40 for a walk/jog up to the Cerro de la Cruz (Hill of the Cross) with Andrea, one of our housemates. We climbed it with a group from our school on our first afternoon in Antigua (almost six weeks ago - [...]
Only one day left…
We’re down to the last couple days now… Or less, really. The shuttle is picking us up at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday to get us to Guatemala City for our 9:50 flight. We’ll land in Miami at 2:20 p.m. and take off again at 4:00, landing in Chicago at 6:15, where my [...]
Cine Lounge
Last Thursday night we went to a place in Antigua called Cine Lounge. It’s an interesting theater with tables and chairs that serves food and drinks. Admission is free, but of course you’re expected to buy something. So we bought two Cokes and enjoyed watching the Bucket List for about $4.50. [...]
Common Hope village visit
Last week, we went on another field trip, this time with a group called Common Hope. They help kids and families who are struggling with poverty and can’t afford to get their kids into school. Stacey wrote quite a bit about it on her blog, so if you’re interested, you might want to [...]
