“Are you out of your frickin mind Jan?” No, nobody was asking me that question…except myself. At 9:30 last night, exhausted and cold, having traveled all day and now on the last leg of the journey to the remote area of San Marcos in Guatemala, I was thinking I was absolutely nuts. At 10:30 when I killed the scorpion in my bathroom sink and went straight to bed without even washing my face, I wondered if I had gone too far.
However, this morning when I awoke to this view out of my new home for the next three months, I knew that I was going to be okay. I got unpacked, had a tour of the place with the manager and got on the water taxi that stopped at our private dock and went to San Pedro, a small village across the lake.
Although I had been picked up at the airport by a private driver who took me to the equivalent of Costco and another supermarket to pick up my groceries, I had been able to use my debit Visa to make all the purchases. I now needed local currency.
San Pedro has the closest ATM machine which thankfully dispensed 1000 quetzales (about $120 US). After a fabulous lunch of a falafel sandwich that was amazing and another shopping spree in a tiny store that boasted a better selection of Oriental food than the Safeway in Sedona, it was back home for a swing in the hammock and some sun.
Look forward to sharing with you over the next few months. Don´t forget that there is still an opportunity to support a fabulous charity that does great work here in Guatemala and get the best selling book Overcomers Inc. True Stories of Hope, Courage and Inspiration. Make a difference this Christmas while being inspired yourself.
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