First Day in Guatemala!

Last night, we arrived in Guatemala! After a long day of travel taking us from Boston to Miami to Guatemala City, we were all exhausted, but excited. Despite some nervousness about customs, going through the Guatemalan security was a breeze. The bus trip from the airport to the hotel took a little longer than expected (the bus was slightly tardy). However, once we reached our hotel (after some pretty thrilling curb-riding and corner cutting), we were pleasantly surprised by the excellent quality of our hotel, the Biltmore Express. Nearly everyone slept like a rock-despite some external noise-and when we descended on this morning's continental breakfast, we were ready to do some serious devouring of the papaya, pineapple, croissants, watermelon, waffles (with maple flavored honey), and other exotic foods. We're about to depart on a 4-6 hour drive by bus to Tamahu, and apparently we'll be going through some pretty intense terrain, including a desert and high altitude. We'll check back in soon!
-Aly and Lily