Posts Categorized: Guest Bloggers

By: Artis H. – Guestblogger from Antigua  It is impossible to imagine four weeks have passed in this incredible country. During my last twenty-four hours in Guatemala, I enjoyed a fantastic going-away party and very tearful goodbyes. 

By: Artis H. – Guestblogger from Antigua  Catholicism, like coffee, is omnipresent in this nation. It is subtle and unobtrusive, so that its piety soaks into my hair and skin without me noticing, and I imagine I will only realize it – like the smell of coffee that infuses my clothes, when I am back… Read more »

By: Artis H. – Guestblogger from Antigua  In Guatemala, there is no escaping coffee. The smell of it, dark and rich and freshly brewed, drifts from open café windows everywhere. At Atitlan, workers collected the ripe beans in mounds along the banks of the lake. After two days, my throat ached from the heaviness of… Read more »

By: Artis H. – Guestblogger from Antigua  Between morning classes and afternoon excursions, meals with host families and weekend trips, it's a wonder that we have time to go out a night. But somehow we fit in a sampling of Antigua's diverse nighttime options.  On Tuesday nights, Mono Loco is the prime destination for tourists… Read more »

By: Artis H. – Guestblogger from Antigua  My third weekend in Guatemala, I decide to take it easy and stay local. There is so much to see and do in this country, I can't manage to fit it all in during this one stay. I still haven't visited the ruins at Tikal (an eight-hour drive… Read more »

By: Artis H. – Guestblogger from Antigua  During a morning Spanish lesson, we deviate from conjugating verbs to discussing Guatemalan jade (pronounced ha-de in español, a two-syllable term that glimmers green in the mind). My teacher tells us that in this country jade emerges from the earth as the platelets under Central America shift and… Read more »