When I first joined this site, I was planning on visiting Guatemala for the first time in January 2013. Our plans have changed somewhat, but I am glad to say that we are still planning to go to Guatemala for the first time in 2013...just a little later in the year. Our first trip will also be longer than I planned originally.
We will be arriving mid-November 2013 and staying for at least three months. Over the course of the next year I hope to figure out the logistics of where to stay, driver to Panajachel,work on increasing my Spanish, and many more things in preparation for the trip.
We will be volunteering with an organization that we sponsor a student through. The organization is based in Panajachel and works in all of the villages around the lake. Our time will focus on helping at the office in Panajachel and in the village of Chukumuk.
We will need to rent an apartment or house in Panajachel. We will also need hotel recommendations for the other side of the lake for when we are working in Chukumuk multiple days in a row.
I will be traveling with my two children who will be eight and thirteen when we begin the trip. My husband will join us for a couple weeks when his schedule allows.
I look forward to being more active on this site as I research to prepare for this trip.
Andrea