no seat belts and open windows.

well, it's about time to play catch up.
i went to another country for 10 days.

guatemala.

absolutely beautiful.

so, when we got there, we drove up a mountain to a small village called Pinalito.
for the drive up, we were told,
"keep your seatbelts off and windows open, in case we roll down the cliff and you need to jump out."
excellent.
just what i wanted, a death drive.


but we didn't die, and spent the bulk of our time in Pinalito.  i spent a lot of time in the school (i remembered my spanish, hallelujah!).

then, we spent the last day or so in Antigua. it used to be the capital of all of Central America... it's gorgeous.

so, there you have it! i have a trillion stories... but it'd be difficult to put into words on here. all in all, it was a great trip!


i wasn't able to sneak a baby back in my luggage though. sad. but i did get a machete back... :)

world traveler

i just caught myself having a serious "i would rather be getting an uncomfortable exam at the doctor than this" moment.
making sub lesson plans for a whole week of missing school. NOT fun. every supply, every single little thing I want the sub to say to my students... about 6 pages per day.
thus, i'd rather be getting teeth pulled.
not really.
but sort of.


to combat this, i started thinking about going to guatemala in 18 days. CRAZY. thus spurred the idea of creating a picture list of places i want to visit SO BADLY:


enjoy.

guatemala.

(yeah buddy. about to check this one off. the only way to make it better is to bring a baby back with me.)

tuscany.

southern france. mostly for the vineyards.

the louvre.

kenya. mostly so i can see this girl.

let the dreaming continue...