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My very first plane trip was to the Caribbean island Antigua in 1984, a high school graduation gift from my mom. At 17, it wasn’t my first trip away from home, but it was definitely the furthest I’d ...

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I have been “going to study Spanish somewhere” since the mid-90s. The desire took root during my first trip to South America, on a local bus headed from Baños to Riobamba, Ecuador. At the ...

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Definitely not a traditional travel guide as much as a snapshot of visited destinations, with itineraries, tips, photos, some journal excerpts and descriptions of place and experience.

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No me gusta el pretérito vs. el imperfecto 6

This entry was posted in studying Spanish on September 9, 2010 by Tricia

…I smell like masa and beef.


¡Estoy trabajando Y viviendo con los payasos! 8

This entry was posted in studying Spanish on September 8, 2010 by Tricia (updated 5662 days ago)

…I had a dream about Matthew Fox and the past tense


El preterito, el preterito, el preterito…y trabajo. 22

This entry was posted in studying Spanish on September 7, 2010 by Tricia

…the weather was a little better today, only a spot downpour


Mi primero día de escuela, pero estoy muy triste 8

This entry was posted in studying Spanish on September 6, 2010 by Tricia

What a sad day it is here.  Rescuers are still finding bodies in numerous mudslides in different sections of the Inter-American highway.  I believe the highest death toll is from the camioneta accident near Nahuala, which is just outside Xela.  My school planned a trip to a neighboring town today which was […]


Pienso soy más vieja que mi abuela nueva 9

This entry was posted in studying Spanish on September 5, 2010 by Tricia

…we hit the tiny market in the park this morning to practice our español.


¿No hay un baños aquí? 18

This entry was posted in studying Spanish on September 4, 2010 by Tricia

…It was the derrumbamiento that kept me in Xela this afternoon.


¿Trabajo y escuela? Se siente como casa. 4

This entry was posted in studying Spanish on September 4, 2010 by Tricia

…torrential rain in this region all day and all night.


Un otra día ocupado en Xela 12

This entry was posted in studying Spanish on September 2, 2010 by Tricia

…started my new job with the clowns today.


Encontré tres escuelas, tamalitos perfectos y un trabajo 4

This entry was posted in Quetzaltenango studying Spanish volunteering on September 1, 2010 by Tricia

Wow, what a productive day!  And I really got the hang of this grid, I think.  I even went back to a place I had already been…on purpose!  My first order of business was finding a school.   I went to about 6 and narrowed it down to three. Celas […]


Estoy aquí, perdida y cansada 6

This entry was posted in backpacking Quetzaltenango studying Spanish on August 31, 2010 by Tricia (updated 5669 days ago)

Anyway, I walked around for two hours in the wrong zona, on the wrong avenida looking for the wrong calle..


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