Hola! Well, it looks like I was not successful in getting out this week. I am just going to hold off now to see what happens. I feel I have elaborated enough about my problems and have neglected to speak about a significant problem Guatemala is going to face during this pandemic. Yes, the pandemic…
Month: March 2020
Should I stay, or should I go?
Well, not much progress has been made, I am still in my lovely apartment, but I am really agonizing about that is the best solution for me. It has not been easy. I have been very torn about what to do and how to make this decision despite being well versed in risk analysis. I…
Stuck in Guatemala# 2
Hello from my beautiful quarantine Things are going a little more on lockdown, but not as chaotic as other places. The local Tiendas are open. The Mercado was open until this afternoon. It is now closed until next week and will only be open for limited hours. Restaurants are still doing takeaways. There has been…
Stuck in Guatemala: Update # 1
Greetings from San Pedro! I found out that 3,000 other foreigners are stuck here as well in the country. I have joined several WhatsApp and Facebook groups. Many of them are full of mixed information. Many people are panicking and spending 150-300 on taxis to the Mexican border to try to catch a flight from…
Love of travel in the time of the Coronavirus
6 weeks ago, I decided to return to the states for a temporary period. I was once again in a transition phase between Tbilisi- Prague- Ljublijana- Philadelphia- Mars. I wanted a few weeks to visit my family and try to think of my next chapter. Like every single trip, I make back to the states,…