More visitors, volcanoes and a cooking class!

We have been so lucky and grateful to have so many great visitors this year!! Tara, Matt and Grace visited us over Thanksgiving, and this blog post is terribly late. Right after their visit, Sadie and I went back to MD (high school entrance exams), then we returned and went back to Spanish class for […]

Tulum, Mexico

When you enter Guatemala on a tourist visa, you have 90 days in the country. At that point, if you go to Migración in Guatemala City, you can renew it for another 90 days. But at 180 days, you need to exit the country. When you enter again, the process starts over. And we had […]

Lago Atitlán again!

We took our 3rd trip to Lago Atitlán, this time with Tonya, Anthony, and Iva. We never get tired of going to the lake. This time we were able to do some things we have done on previous visits as well as a few new things. One of the new experiences was a new route […]

Antigua and Friends!

We are so excited to be able to host so many visitors this year!! In Oct, my parents came and then our friends Matt, Tara, and Grace visited at Thanksgiving, and in early Jan, our friends Tonya, Anthony and Iva came. We had such a great time with everyone! Needless to say, we are a […]

Vamos Antigua!

We blogged about going to futbol (soccer) games a few months ago, but I just wanted to post a photo of what we look like now! Willa is now a fan too. (Sadie always was.) I even got a team t-shirt for Christmas! Brett’s sideways hat is not a fashion statement, but instead it’s to […]

Impacto Positivo

After concentrating for many months on learning Spanish, we’ve now started searching for ways to engage and make a difference for the community. I’ve connected with a couple non-profit organizations who are happy to have my video production talents. Interestingly, my first three videos all have to do with education. I guess if I’m an […]

Semuc Champey: Where the River Hides Underground

Some say that Semuc Champey is the most beautiful place in Guatemala. But it is also very remote. Nonetheless, we felt that we needed to visit during our year here, so we made a 3-day trip during the girls’ Christmas break. Semuc Chapey a series of pools that are on top of a limestone natural […]

Feliz Navidad!

Merry Christmas from Antigua! It’s a very quiet Christmas morning here in Antigua because the big celebrations have already happened–at midnight, to be precise. Exactly at midnight, the whole country lets loose with fireworks and they are pretty much the loudest and longest fireworks that we have ever seen or heard. After that, everyone is […]

Barriletes Gigantes!

We had heard months earlier about the fantastic display of kites in Sumpango for El Día de Los Muertos. Because it coincided with Mira’s parents’ Guatemala visit we were concerned about the chaos that tends to surround events like this. Ultimately we decided to go, but with a tour group to lessen the stress. Our […]

A Visit to Lago Atitlan

The first of our many wonderful visitors came since we have last posted! My parents spent 10 days with us and we took the opportunity to travel to Lake Atitlan. And it did not disappoint. Lago Atitlan is the deepest lake in Central America with a depth of about 1120 feet. It’s actually a massive […]