Well, it will come as no surprise to many of you that my aventuras (adventures) abroad have brought me an incredible new experience. I returned yesterday morning, super early might I add, from an amazing one-week vacation and certainly one of the most unique trips I have ever taken. I know you're all dying to hear about it... I was dying to write about it in the midst of everything!
I found out awhile ago that one of my friends, Bri, was going to be volunteering in Guatemala for the months to come. I immediately thought: 1. wow, that is really cool & 2. when can I come visit??! It's funny how things work out sometimes. Bri and I first met while studying in Buenos Aires together almost 2 years ago. Sidenote- can you believe that come this June it will be 2 YEARS since I went to Argentina? Anyway, this was not the first time that I decided to take a little impromptu vacation to visit Bri. Last year I spent a nice little weekend at ASU (Arizona State University for those of you who aren't familiar with this absolutely wonderful place- shout out to my fellow pitchforkers!), but this is besides the point. Long story short, Bri is from Wyoming and a couple from her hometown formed a nonprofit organization some time ago that runs primarily in Guatemala. After graduation Bri decided to take the leap and head to Guatemala as a part of this organization and spend her time volunteering and teaching English in a school in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala. She has been living and teaching there since January of 2012. If you'd like to read about what she's been up to, click here!