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8 January 2011
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The Mural

Epic slackage on the posting of my Guatemala trip. I had made the draft posts but never really got around to actually writing them…so…here are some pictures of the mural…’cause pictures are all you really want anyway :p

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19 June 2010
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San Simon and the Hot Springs

So I might actually get around to writing about Guatemala, one subject at a time… eventually.
Tonight’s topic is San Simon and our visit to Las Fuentes Georginas hot springs (in case you couldn’t tell by the title of this blog). This excursion took place on Wednesday, May 26th. This …

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7 June 2010
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The Food

Okay, super lazy post this morning! I slacked off this weekend and caught up with friends and family instead… I need to catch up or my posts will fall to the wayside and I won’t document everything like I wanted to!!!
Anyway, Quick gallery post of most of the food we …

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3 June 2010
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The Disaster Saga, Part 2: The Journey

In the last post, we left our heros and heroines outside Black Cat Hostel in downtown Quetzaltenango (aka Xela) waiting for their van to pick them up and whisk them away to their far away homes. (no pictures for this part of the story I’m afraid. I’m also sorry because …

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2 June 2010
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The Disaster Saga, Part 1: Nature Strikes

I feel like starting with the end of the trip because it is freshest in my mind, caused the greatest emotional, mental and physical stress and is a pressing current event in the news right now. People, places and other events that are not already known will be explained later …

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1 June 2010
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What a trip…

This was a rough weekend for me…the Volcano in Guatemala City erupting, Tropical Storm Agatha flooding the country, mudslides and sinkholes making travel dangerous if not impossible, terrifying border crossing into Mexico, sleeping in the lobby of a closed airport and canceled flights. I am so very very glad to …

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29 May 2010
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Stuck in Guatemala-land

Hey everyone, in case you haven’t been watching the news, I’m stuck in Guatemala because of the Volcano in Guatemala City erupting and Tropical Storm Agatha taking a dump on the rest of the country. Wish me luck in getting home quickly, but above all safely. As of now I’m …

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19 May 2010
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hmmm, nevermind

Okay, quick update while the internet is working…my phone will not be working in Guatemala so there will be no updates on this blog unless I have some major free time. Check the MCAD Guatemala Blog for our updates!!!
I miss everyone and am already homesick. but I’m having so much …

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18 May 2010
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Almost getting somewhere!

All I can say is that I’ve been watching too much Lost… looking at the plane gives me the shivers… luckily I don’t think there are any mysterious islands between minneapolis and Atlanta. Blogs from my phone will be short and sweet. Like micro blogging only with more context than …

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18 May 2010
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Mmm, chaos…

Not even checked in at the airport and one of the students forgot his phone on campus. Using creative problem solving and good friends to save the day. Whee! Can I sleep yet?

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