Its been over a week since my last post and much has happened! Between medical Spanish lessons weekday afternoons and working in the medical clinic 3 mornings per week, I have been staying busy. The first two weekends here in Guatemala have been a blast and I want to share a little about what I have been doing with my free time. I think the landscape here in Guatemala rivals that of anywhere in the world. Between the often hectic cities, overflowing with crazy drivers, honking horns, barking dogs, the smell of car exhaust from poorly maintained vehicles, and way too much trash in the streets, there are lakes and volcanoes. The nature here is incredible once you get a little outside the city. My first weekend here, I stayed in Xela, the city where I
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