Bloom Where You Wander

The past three weeks have been pretty surreal, watching the coronavirus explode into a pandemic while abroad. Guatemala felt like a world away – both in this regard, as well as in some of my experiences here. After studying Spanish for three weeks in Antigua, I was ready to switch it up and do some sightseeing in other areas of the country.  Adventures in Transportation I was nervous about using Guatemala’s transportation system before I arrived. My guidebook includes a…

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This portion of my trip has been completely different from the rest of my journey, mainly because my focus has been on learning Spanish. I’ve always been mystified by foreign languages and admired people with the ability to converse in them. So, I signed up for an immersion program for my first three weeks here and will be building on this foundation as I travel to various Spanish-speaking countries for the remainder of my journey. Antigua, Guatemala I chose to…

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