Initial Thoughts

Ami and I are off to Guatemala today! We are beyond excited with the experiences that await us. Our destination is Guatemala City (the capital). We arrive at 5:30 in the morning, and will head out almost immediately to Antigua, home of at least our first week of Spanish immersion classes.

With this entry, I would like to share some initial thoughts before embarking on our latest adventure. We have received numerous questions leading up to this day. We have loved receiving these questions because it has made us think more and more about why we are going on this trip. Here are a sample of the questions:
- Why are you going to Central America?
- What are you going to do down there?
- Where are you going to stay?

All the questions are valid. We are going to Central America because we can. We have decided to enjoy each second of our life to the fullest. We both have always had a strong desire to learn Spanish and to travel, so why not go to a Spanish speaking region of the world to be immersed in the language and to travel and explore at the same time. We also realize that as more time goes by, it will be more challenging to incorporate these desired experiences into our lives. So, why not now!?! As for where we will stay....EVERYWHERE :) We are going to go with the flow, and hopefully explore the seven countries that make up the region. We have realized that our lives have been pretty structured until now, and we felt the need to be as open-ended as possible. We will take one day, one week at a time.

We have also been asked the following question numerous times:
- When are you going to 'South America'? I threw this question in to provide a geography lesson :). Here is a map of Central America, where we will exploring for the next 5 months.

We also wish everyone the best with their endeavors over the next 5 months and look fwd to staying connected while we are down there!