Author: Omar Vasquez-Alpizar

Dear Blog,

Today we left Antigua on our way to Lake Atitlan. The journey there was nice. Getting to drive down the highway was a good way to see parts that we don’t have time to fully explore. We played a game on the ride there where everyone drew faces on a piece of paper which I found very entertaining. Once we got to the lake, we took a boat across to our final destination. The boat ride was a lot of fun for a former sailor like myself. Once we arrived at our hotel we had the rest of the day to ourselves. Most of us spent the night jumping between the pool, the hot tub, and the sauna. It has been a while since I pampered myself so much. Of course, I did some research when settling down for the end of the day…

-Omar Vasquez-Alpizar

Dear Blog,

Today the crew woke up early and caught breakfast at a restaurant near our homestay. We decided the day before that we have all been working hard and that this Sunday should be spent as a spa day. So after breakfast, we took an hour-long Uber to Santa Teresita Spa. Our Uber driver was super nice and talked to us the entire ride which made the time fly. Once there we spent no time getting into the temperature-regulated pools. The spa had five pools ranging from 75 degrees to 110 degrees (The numbers might be a little off, but you get the idea). Afterward, we spent some time in their water park before heading to lunch. We choose Caoba Farms and were super happy with it. I highly recommend it. The food was amazing and pretty cheap, the atmosphere was lively, and the landscape was gorgeous. After the amazing lunch, we took it easy the rest of the day until dinner which we had at Angie Angie. Another phenomenal restaurant. We all went home early so we could wake up early for our travel day the following day.

-Omar Vasquez-Alpizar