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Building a School with Rising Minds in Lago Atitlan, Guatemala [Photo Essay]
Last year I spent a day working with a dedicated and awesome team of Rising Minds volunteers, helping to build a school house in a pueblo outside of San Pedtro …Continue reading

The Longest Chicken Bus Ride of My Life. Part 2: Alejandro and the Beer
This story is continued from Part 1 here. Jutiapa, I remembered, was Alejandro’s home town. I’d met him in San Pedro on Lago Atitlan months before. I remembered he had mentioned …Continue reading

The Longest Chicken Bus Ride of My Life. Part 1: Guatemala
I left San Pedro, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala with no idea that I had accidentally overstayed my Central American visa, and I was about to be turned away at the border. …Continue reading

What is a Chicken Bus?
A good Chicken Bus is a beautiful thing. I used to be intimidated by them, but over the years, I’ve grown to really love this strange and unique form of …Continue reading

The Suicide Shower
If you’ve never heard of a Suicide Shower, you’ve likely never traveled in Central America. Most homes and hotels in this part of the world don’t have hot water heaters. …Continue reading