Guatemala
Just another short note. I just checked my results for my Canada courses and I kicked! (for the parents - that¢¥s good!)
Pity these marks aren¢¥t recorded for Monash - they¢¥d really look good on my transcript.
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-- GUATEMALA --
Ok so here I am in Guatemala. Antigua to be precise. It¢¥s gorgeous here. All cobble-stone streets and stone houses painted in bright colours. It¢¥s so lovely. I haven¢¥t taken any photos yet. It¢¥s hard, the whole of Antigua is a photo. Everywhere I look is an amazing unique vista and I can¢¥t work out where to start.
Sam, I havent found the Swiss cafe (although I have found a Bavarian bar so Jenny will be happy!), but I{ve have great fun just walking around.
Haven¢¥t done much of anything. No climbing volcanos or 2 day 1 night tours of Copan for me. I haven¢¥t even visited any of the churches yet. I¢¥ve just been walking and looking and cafe-hopping.
There¢¥s lots of other travellers here, mostly earnest types learning Spanish. The atmosphere is very different to tourist towns I¢¥ve been to in Asia - there¢¥s hardly a tacky tee-shirt seller to be seen. Actually there{s hardly any shops at all to be seen. Since the town is world heritage listed all the shops etc (even the MacDonalds) are hidden within old colonial buildings. There{s few signs and almost no street lights. I¢¥m aware this is all slightly artifical, and must be very different to most Central American cities, but its a good introduction for me.
I¢¥m having fun, although I{m aware I can¢¥t stay here forever and I need to start working out where to go next and how to get there (why do all the buses in majority world countries seem to leave at 7 in the morning!)
Much love to all. I think I¢¥lll have to be communicating mainly by this blog and email for a while - phone service to Australia is really not all that accessible. But I¢¥m thinking of you all. Send me comments so I know you¢¥re reading this and I don¢¥t get lonely. -b
Pity these marks aren¢¥t recorded for Monash - they¢¥d really look good on my transcript.
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-- GUATEMALA --
Ok so here I am in Guatemala. Antigua to be precise. It¢¥s gorgeous here. All cobble-stone streets and stone houses painted in bright colours. It¢¥s so lovely. I haven¢¥t taken any photos yet. It¢¥s hard, the whole of Antigua is a photo. Everywhere I look is an amazing unique vista and I can¢¥t work out where to start.
Sam, I havent found the Swiss cafe (although I have found a Bavarian bar so Jenny will be happy!), but I{ve have great fun just walking around.
Haven¢¥t done much of anything. No climbing volcanos or 2 day 1 night tours of Copan for me. I haven¢¥t even visited any of the churches yet. I¢¥ve just been walking and looking and cafe-hopping.
There¢¥s lots of other travellers here, mostly earnest types learning Spanish. The atmosphere is very different to tourist towns I¢¥ve been to in Asia - there¢¥s hardly a tacky tee-shirt seller to be seen. Actually there{s hardly any shops at all to be seen. Since the town is world heritage listed all the shops etc (even the MacDonalds) are hidden within old colonial buildings. There{s few signs and almost no street lights. I¢¥m aware this is all slightly artifical, and must be very different to most Central American cities, but its a good introduction for me.
I¢¥m having fun, although I{m aware I can¢¥t stay here forever and I need to start working out where to go next and how to get there (why do all the buses in majority world countries seem to leave at 7 in the morning!)
Much love to all. I think I¢¥lll have to be communicating mainly by this blog and email for a while - phone service to Australia is really not all that accessible. But I¢¥m thinking of you all. Send me comments so I know you¢¥re reading this and I don¢¥t get lonely. -b
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