Krysten is always lost This winter I'm spending a semester in Antigua, Guatemala: learning spanish and other things, hopefully some volunteering and some killer picture taking as well. It's my third trip to Guatemala, it's the kind of place that sucks you in and never lets you leave completely, which is why I'll probably keep going back. This time I get to go with 19 of my classmates from Guelph, and another 18 or 19 from the University of Saskatchewan who I have yet to meet. So I definetly wont be alone.

sometimes it´s worth the pain and suffering

GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 13 Feb 2007 | Views [803]

So I made a last minute decision to climb another volcano. A bigger volcano. Acatenango to be exact, the one with two peaks. All I can really say about it was that it was 11 of the most excruciating and simultaneously most amazing hours of my life.... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

vacation from vacation

GUATEMALA | Friday, 9 Feb 2007 | Views [618]

I went to the lake this weekend, and it was nice. That sums it up pretty good actually, but I suppose that if I were to try and get more specific I could say that (almost) the whole group of us headed for Santiago on the shores of Lake Atitlan ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

all dressed up and nowhere to go

GUATEMALA | Monday, 29 Jan 2007 | Views [725]

I´m not really sure that that title has anything to do with this entry, except maybe for the fact that I´m not sure that this entry is actually going anywhere. Basically I´m bored and have nothing better to do than sit here and ramble for a little while.... Read more >

Tags: Culture

It was nice but...

GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 16 Jan 2007 | Views [618]

“Please, please, please just check my bed for scorpions,” I knew I was asking for a reason. My first night in Monterrico was not off to a great start. I had Emilie check my bed for me before I got into it; the first thing she did was lift ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Gallery: pacaya

GUATEMALA | Thursday, 11 Jan 2007 | Photo Gallery

climbing volcan pacaya
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Oh what a beautiful view

GUATEMALA | Wednesday, 10 Jan 2007 | Views [1181] | Video

It was Monday afternoon that I forked over the cash (around $6 US) at the Barco travel agency for my bus ride and a guide to volcan Pacaya. I decided long before getting here, that climbing Pacaya would be something I had to do. I’d basically been looking ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Antigua

GUATEMALA | Monday, 8 Jan 2007 | Photo Gallery

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what was lurking in the dark...

GUATEMALA | Sunday, 7 Jan 2007 | Views [996] | Comments [3]

It all started last night when I got home from the bar and turned on the light in my room to find a gi-normous black bug scurrying across the floor. Obviously I found this to be quite disturbing and did not want to sleep with that thing in my room. ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

I have nothing creative to call this entry

GUATEMALA | Saturday, 6 Jan 2007 | Views [624]

Sooooooo…. Stuff is going pretty good here I suppose. I started Spanish lessons yesterday, which was crazy, they’re going to wear me right out. 4 hours is way too long to be doing anything. I did learn quite a bit tho, and I know I really need the ... Read more >

Tags: Lost!

I am here

GUATEMALA | Thursday, 4 Jan 2007 | Views [633]

Just a quick note to let everyone know I'm ok. Still setteling in, will write more soon. Arrived yesterday to the beautiful sights and sounds that are Guatemala. The scenery is breathtaking. I am staying with the Morelas family. They ... Read more >

Tags: Lost!

Some last minute thoughts to fill this empty space

CANADA | Friday, 29 Dec 2006 | Views [629]

Since I found out last February that I would be going to Guatemala this winter, I have probably had at least 50 dreams in which I’m about to leave for the airport (or am actually at the airport) and haven’t packed yet. Someone is trying to tell me something.... Read more >

Tags: Packing & gadgets