Hope's Grand Adventure : October 2018

Hard to believe the first trimester at CAG is almost over! We have been working hard since August 1st. We are now ending our fall break. Next week we'll have a long weekend for the Day of the Dead Celebration November 1st-November 4th.

Our Reading Unit End Celebration. We perform Three Billy Goats Gruff in our outdoor theater

Kinder Team Theater

My teammate and fellow yogi

Off to Quetzaltenango 4 hours west and up the mountains.

Utatlan Spanish School

Outdoor classroom

view from our rooftop

In Quetzaltenango (Xela), we spent our Fall Break mornings taking an intensive Spanish language course with private tutors. Our afternoons were spent exploring. Kat and I were able to visit surrounding villages via Chicken Bus. It's quite the adventure and incredibly economical. We shopped at the

Walking up to Chicabal Laguna

Parque Central in Xela

local markets and stayed in an Airbnb apartment centrally located in the historic district. We met many interesting people from all over the world. Xela definitely appeals to the Bohemian lifestyle. I can see how people visit and never leave. If you want to learn Spanish, it is the place to be. There are a variety of options.

We ascended to approximately 8000ft. While standing at the top of Chicibal Laguna, you can see the Pacific Ocean. We hiked all the way up to this crater lake and felt like we were above the clouds!