...because that test was SO HARD! I passed my Open Water Scuba Certification trip with a 92%, thats an A! I love A's! Hopefully questions I got wrong weren't any that would land me in a life-threatening situation. Keeping fingers... Continue Reading →
So scuba diving is weeeeeeird. Its really cool, because you see fish from Finding Nemo and stuff. But I'm just weirded out by the idea you can breathe under water. I'd forgotten how hard it was to focus on reading and videos in school,... Continue Reading →
We're getting really good at waking up at obnoxious hours to take obnoxious busrides to get to beautiful places. Maybe when I get back to the states I can lead courses on how to torture your sleep cycles for all... Continue Reading →
We were sad to leave Guatemala, but Honduras is beautiful and friendly, and its nice to be back in skin melting hot weather. Although I think I broke my razor shaving my legs and armpits for the first time in... Continue Reading →
We haven't had to deal with cockroaches or anything nasty for a while, so I guess we had it coming when our room was infested with bedbugs. Natasha is bearing the worst of it, a scary looking rash climbing up her arm.... Continue Reading →
We've started a little joke on this trip...no one has to worry about anything bad happening to them, as long as I'm around. You see, I form some sort of strange buffer for other people while creating a black hole... Continue Reading →
The best part about traveling, besides the adventures and the sights of nature and buildings, are the people you meet and the stories they tell. Everywhere we go, we meet and adopt lovely boys that become the four or five... Continue Reading →
Today we celebrate our one month anniversary of travel in Antigua, surrounded by mountains and volcanos, lined with cobblestone streets, crumbling colonial buildings and cathedrals. Weire staying at a hostel called The Jungle Party, and our room smells like fart... Continue Reading →
The Guatemalan currency is called a quetzal, which is apparently a very elusive bird and the chosen mascot of Guate dinero. and i love it. You can pull thousands of them out of your ATM, eat the best meal of your life,... Continue Reading →
Reporting live from Livingston, Guatemala, where I have not stopped sweating since arrival two or maybe three days ago. The constant state of sweat is the least of my worries right now, as things have not been going so well.... Continue Reading →
We got off the sailboat yesterday afternoon, but my world is still rocking. I try to look out on the horizon and find a focus but it feels like the whole world is moving. We spent three incredible days sailing through... Continue Reading →
let me tell you a love story. girl meets belize. belize meets girl. girl and belize fall in love and decide to move in together. small house, covered in palm fronds, hammocks swinging gently in the breeze. they live happily... Continue Reading →