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Category Archives: Parties and Fun

La Rumba and La Parranda, again and again and again.

I have been back in Quetzaltenango (Xela) for about two and a half weeks now, and already it feels like a lifetime.
Xela, or at least the downtown area around Central Park, feels kind of like a college town. Everyone knows everyone, and everyone knows everyone’s business. Really.
I was showing a new Trama volunteer [...]

Posted 17 September 2009 † Caitlin § Guatemala ‡ Comments (0) °

To “party” or not?

This is the dilemma I face when traveling, and, to be honest, in life in general.
On one hand, I’m not nearly the partier I used to be. Often, I prefer to read, write or spend time with friends at home, or watch a movie and/or guilty-pleasure television. Many times when I grab a beer, [...]

Posted 14 July 2009 † Caitlin § Budget Travel § Guatemala ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged:

Anatomy of a Good Weekend

My planned post on ethical qualms and cross-cultural friendship will have to be put on hold, because I am exhausted after a weekend trip to Lake Atitlan. I should not be exhausted, because all I did all weekend was eat, swim, drink and lie around. After all that intense relaxing, though, I’m tired and ready [...]

Posted 12 July 2009 † Caitlin § Guatemala ‡ Comments (0) °