So nearly a week has passed since I got here. Time really is flying, hard to believe that in 5 weeks I will be back in Australia. Not much to really report on this blog as I've been keeping it pretty low key in Nicaragua, waiting for my adventure in Cuba and finally Carnival in Panama. So lets start where I left off earlier this week. So by day 3 of the Spanish classes I had quit because this organisation was the most unprofessional bunch I can imagine a language school to be. Teachers took no interest and was getting nothing from it. So Thursday and Friday consisted of me relaxing and wondering the streets of Granada. Though on the Wednesday afternoon I did go to a bar to watch the 2nd leg of the Barcelona ... read more

So the time has come and I only have a few days remaining in this beautiful country. Cannot believe I have been here for nearly 8 weeks already. Time has gone so quick! Before we get on to the weekend will just say about finishing my volunteering with the kids from Alotenango. Thursday was our last day as I was leaving for Quetzaltenango (Xela) and Aron for Semuc Champey on the Friday morning for the weekend. We combined the two classes and just had a little fiesta for the last afternoon. Was good fun, but sad at the same time. Lots of photos were taken by us and the kids, Alotenango is one of the more fortunate towns in Guatemala being that its still poor but some consumer items we take for granted in the West ... read more

Ok you probably all know that I'm not dead seeing as I still update Facebook but figured it was time for a round up of the last few weeks where this blog has been laying as dormant as the volcanoes around Antigua So lets go way back to Christmas weekend. For the weekend decided a trip to El Salvador to lay on the beach and do some surfing was in order. This tour I decided I'd go just myself, though I am friends with the guy who runs the tour, and hope the other randoms would be cool. Well it was a family of 4 Americans from Florida and three people in early 30s from London. The British people were cool and friendly. The Americans were not. Within 20 minutes of having to listen to how ... read more

Well I did just have a huge blog post done which the computer decided to delete! So take 2 is going to be considerably smaller than I intended. I'll make up for the short blog with pictures. So yeah Tikal was incredible (despite the 8 hour drive taking 14). The ruins are absolutely amazing and the Mayan guide we had gave lots of very insightful information on the site. Ps he says the world isn't going to end in 2012, the calender just goes back to zero and we enter a more enlightened phase economically and environmentally. He wants everyone to visit Tikal on 21/12/2011 so he makes a bit of extra coin and everyone can have a beer when the world doesn't end. Saw many animals such as spider-monkey and a range of birds amongst ... read more

So day 5 in Mexico City. Yesterday was meant to be my last and I was due to be on a flight to Cuba in an hour but as usual plans change last minute and instead its off to Guatemala and volunteering tomorrow! Mexico City has been incredible from the moment I got here. The streets are packed, the traffics chaotic and the police sirens near constant but that just adds to what is Mexico City. I've been staying in Centro Historico which is the old downtown area of the city. It is beautiful. This is where the Presedential Palace, Metropolitan Cathedral and the Plaza de la Constitucion are located. Directly outside the hostel is a market run by indigneous people from the Oaxaco region of Mexico seeking justice for community members who have disappeared or ... read more