Jen, Jackie, and Ainsley Visit!!

Thanks to a great Expedia deal, a few of my UPenn roommates came to visit me right after my trip to El Salvador! They were good sports, because adjusting to the discomforts of Guatemala is a bit of a challenge, but with only 5 days off from work (over the weekend for Memorial Day), I think we saw some great sites of Guatemala and had some fun times.


I loved showing my girls the beautiful parts of Guatemala that I’ve already seen, and it was wonderful catching up after months of being apart. From the airport on Friday, we went straight to San Pedro, a fun village on the beautiful “Lake Atitlan.” We went kayaking, where Jen and Ains unfortunately got horrible sun burns, but it was good exercise and the view was beautiful. San Pedro is also known for its shopping, awesome food (Israeli and French food included!), and interesting back packing crowd.

Lunch at a cafe on the lake…

Dinner at “Zoola” – our hotel and taste of Israeli food in Guatemala


Sunday I got to take them to Chichistenango (my first time too!) – the biggest artisan market in Guatemala (with two big days each week, conveniently for us on Tuesday and Sunday)




With our awesome buys :)



We finished the trip back in Antigua, the old colonial capital close to Guatemala City. We took it easy taking in the beauty of the city and checking out some churches and museums on the way.

In Central Park,

And around more of Antigua...