In 18 hours I'm taking off on an adventure. I'm going to Guatemala for 6 weeks on my own. I'll study Spanish in Xela aka Quetzaltenango for a month and then do some traveling. I'm headed to Antigua to check out some of the Holy week processions and will definitely check out Lake Atitlan and probably this hotel La Casa del Mundo at Nina's suggestion. After that, I'm not sure. I've heard I have to see the ruins in Tikal, but I'm more inclined to see the smaller and less crowded ones at Copan in Honduras. They also put me very close to the Bay Islands, so I can go to the beach and snorkel!
But I'll have time to decide and plan while I'm whipping my Spanish back into shape. I'm actually hoping I can remember everything I forgot and maybe, finally learn some slang and idioms. Some how I don't think the things I learned at school (where do all object pronouns go? En boca cerrada no entran moscas) will be very helpful in actually talking to people.
I've sort of moved beyond excited at this point, I've been planning this for so long. I know I'll be excited when I get there, but for now I'm in crossing things off the list mode.
So far today I've done 3 loads of laundry, got a reservation for airport pickup/hotel/bus drop off when I get there, checked in, told the bank I'm going, called a cab, paid my tuition, got travel insurance and started a blog.
