Two months ago, I would not have guessed that I would be approached by someone asking for an interview because they thought I was a hippie. Pre-Trip Expectations Going to Guatemala was my first trip outside of the USA, and I went with (probably unreasonably) high expectations about learning Spanish, seeing the culture, and cliff[…]
I’ve always known I wanted to travel. Since I was young, exploring the pages of library books and dreaming of the world beyond my small town, I’ve only imagined what it must be like to adventure and discover the massive, beautiful world beyond my comfort zone. I found myself sick for want of travel, planning[…]
I want to point out that this was my first experience out of the USA. I was honestly a stay-at-home type at first. In fact, the idea of flying (first time for that too) to another country made me think of the show Lost. This trip opened my eyes to a whole different culture and[…]
Nathan Lane spent two weeks in Guatemala with a group traveling to learn about themselves, the world and to develop traveling skills. This is his story: I guess it’s kind of cliché to say that the best thing about going to Guatemala was what I learned. But I’m not really big on travel for its[…]