Here are some pics from Tecpan. Some are mine, but most weren’t taken by me.
Tecpan Livin’
Although we left Tecpan early on Sunday morning (November 5th) I wrote down some things that made living in Tecpan so unique. What defines “Tecpan Livin” as I have termed it. I miss it already and will never forget my amazing host family and outstanding experience I had there. As of right now I am…
Iximche
Yesterday our host family took Clare and me to the old Cachecol Mayan city outside of Tecpan called Iximche. It was extremely interesting learning from our host family about the specifics of each structure within the site. It was cool to stand there and imagine what the place might have looked like in its prime.…
Independent Student Travel
On Friday October 20th Matty, Tess, Claire, Sebastian, Caroline, Julia (one of our PLs), and I left Tecpan at 4am to take the long drive and then boat ride Northwest to Livingston AKA the Carribean part of Guatemala. This was planned as our trip for IST or Independent Student Travel. Claire did an amazing job of…
Una Familia Nueva
After just recovering from a bout of Strep Throat on Sunday (October 8th) I moved in with my host family in Tecpan. Mi Una Familia Nueva. My roommate for this new experience is the lovely Clare Mckenna. Our family consists of: Our mother (I have forgotten her name…oops) who is the principal of the elementary school that is…