yesterday i took a sixteen hour bus ride to guatemala city. it was the first time that i have felt really homesick on this trip. i slept only a few hours the night before, due to my 4am departure and some sort of developing cough situation. i was already feeling a bit defeated because all my photos were lost/stolen hours before the departure, which is a real bummer. my traveling partner, karen, and i split ways (her towards columia and me towards guate). and then they played transformers and transporter 2 on the bus, which reminded me of skylines and life so different than i am experiencing here. (since my life at home is so much like an action movie, it is understandable that i would feel homesick watching optimus prime and car chases on the tv screen. haha.) alas!
upon arriving in guatemata city, i again felt the excitement of being in a new place and getting to discover all sorts of encounters that await me. we pulled in at sunset to see the city tucked between volcanos and hills. it was beautiful and peaceful in a way that soothed the homesickness. i connected to another bus, this time getting the chicken bus to go to antigua. i arrived at night, so i am excited to go explore today. there is a lot of european influence here that gives the city an interesting feel architecturally, but there are also a lot of tourists. so for now i am off to play!
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