“Ahh! An ant is biting my eye!” Not exactly something you say every day, but every once in a while the situation calls for it. Like when you’re laying on a dock on a lake in the Guatemalan jungle and you feel something burrowing its fangs into the corner of your eyeball. “It’s not an… Read More Buggin’ Out in Guatemala
My roommates and I referred to Tikal (the official name for the Mayan ruins) as “McMaya World” because by the end of our day there, the park was so crowded you had to wait in line for a chance to climb up the ruins. The site had guards, flush toilets and snack shacks that sold… Read More McMaya World
A few weeks ago, my roommates and I drove 14 hours into the jungle to visit the sight of some ancient Mayan ruins. As far as 4th century pyramids in the jungle of Central America go, I guess they were pretty sweet. And if my interest in Mayan civilization extended beyond Mel Gibson’s Apocolypto, I… Read More Graffiti in Maya World
This is just a quick note to say that yes, I’m still alive (and I’m feeling much better, thank God) and I’m going to be traveling to Nicaragua tomorrow. Hopefully after two taxis, a night in a hotel and 23 hours on two different buses, I will be out of the rainy, cold highlands of… Read More I’m Going to Nicaragua Tomorrow!
I remember reading once that when a caveman had to chose which female he wanted to club over the head, drag to his cave and have his way with, he wouldn’t necessarily chose the prettiest or the smartest one, but rather, the healthiest. He’d look to see how thin the cavewoman was, how much hair… Read More Cavemen and Stomach Troubles
So sometimes I say something on this blog that offends someone and for that, I’m sorry. I guess in my attempts to be witty or interesting and avoid the boring “Today I went…and then I ate…and then I met…and it was totally awesome!” blog posts, I sometimes miss the mark. And occasionally that seems to… Read More Stereotypes
I asked my European roommates the other day for a list of traits they felt were uniquely American and one of the things they said was that Americans use the filler word ‘like’ a lot during conversations. I laughed because that so, like, describes me you have, like, no idea. Ha. I’m so bad about… Read More “You Might Be An American If…”: 18 Traits All Americans Share
The other night, at around 11 o’clock, I stood outside a karaoke bar and debated whether or not it was safe to make the block-long walk from the bar to the park. Even though I only lived five blocks away, I knew that walking on my own all the way home would have been too… Read More Why It Sometimes Sucks to Be Female
I held a paid teaching position in Guatemala for exactly five weeks and one day. Although I quit for financial reasons, the fact that my other co-workers resented my presence didn’t help the situation any. At first I thought I was just imagining their cold looks and silent treatment. And when they ignored me on… Read More Is Working in a Developing Country Ethical?
So I’ve decided to celebrate my lapse back into unemployment by relocating to Nicaragua. I don’t know a lot about Nicaragua, cept that it’s cheaper there, which means that I can buy myself some more time to figure out what the Hell I’m doing with my life. That, and two of my old housemates are… Read More Future Travel Plans: Nicaragua!
