Blogs from Central America Caribbean - page 2134

Return to Xela (Quetzaltenango), Guatemala for more studying....... read more

So I just had my lesson in "SAVE OFTEN." Really, do it. Cause now I dont have a lot of time remaining and it sucks. Anyway, long story short. Yesterday our group went to a few nearby archaeological sites. El Puente and El Pariso. We met up with a group from Yale headed by Marcello Canuto and Ellen Bell (from Kenyon College). They are digging at El Pariso, but they met us at El Puente and we had lunch in a little pueblo called La Entrada. Both may have been controlled by and or traded with Copan. They mimicked some of Copan´s architectural style, however crudely. They were sites probably populated by mostly Lenca Indians (I think thats right) and not Maya people. Copan itself was probably only 1/3 Maya and maybe 2/3 Lenca. It was ... read more

Hello, Kia Ora, hola, yo hope everyone is safe and well, its been a little while since my last blog mostly due to a case of cant be bothered. Still loving Costa Rica after almost 8 weeks and am not looking forward to leaving in 11 days. I skipped the Guatamala trip to spend those two weeks here. Since Nicaragua ive mostly been chilling out, hanging with buddies, beaching it up and working with Las Tinajas making the new indoor table sets. Kinda feel like ive settled into life here again. Russ is down from Canada with his lovely wahine Kim, was a great surprise catch up in Tamarindo last weekend with a good night of dancing and trying some local spirits. Kim and Kat had a shopping session with nothing but womans intuition to guide ... read more

Stomach pains are increasing today.. I really don't like this. It's every morning and night, mid-days are alright so far. And the insomnia thing, yeah, that still exists. I really think I shouldn't even try to sleep until 11 or 12 at least (which is 1 or 2 at home, btw). Oh, and last night, the laptop died... I hope not permanently. It would suck so much to not have my little entertainment box (simpsons and random dvds/movies) with me. 38 days. I couldn't move earlier, so much pain. Tomorrow I hit up the road and lagoon sites. Haha, if the computer worked I could actually check for sure, but eh, I'll figure it out in the morning. I hope all these ailments get better soon. Studywise, I saw 6 and recorded 4 today. One of ... read more

La Sopa. No, not soap, as yes I too once thought. Soup. I was happy today haha for the simple reason that we got to have soup again. Freshly made, no-part-of-the-chicken-spared ingredients (literally), it beats all other meals into the sand. Or lateritic soil. Whichever. Funny how being away from everything you know puts you in this mindset, where familiar things are exciting (like the random burger days and stuff), and you make them and other stuff (the soup) things to look forward to, to make the stay seem shorter. My stomach hurts again today, don't really know what to attribute it to other than the timing seems to fit with my chloroquine schedule. Hmm... I helped with clearing out the swamp transect for Stacy and Dave, and doing that really made me appreciate my work. ... read more