Haley here! When we left for Puebla, I made a promise to myself that I would try most, if not all, of the food that was offered in Puebla, whether or not that food was out of my comfort zone. I’ve
Rope Making in Merida, Mexico
The conversation went something like this: Me: “C’mon kids, lets go see some more ruins!” The Chillins: “Noooooo! Not more ruins! We are so done with ruins! Anything but ruins!” Me: “OK then, we are going to an old plantation
Rio Lagartos, Mexico: Flamingos and Salt
With just a little over a week until we leave for Spain, we still have time to get in a quick road trip to see a few of the things on our Yucatan Peninsula List. This weekend we hopped over
Bacalar, Mexico
We are in a bit of no-man’s-land at the moment. We no longer have our house in Cancun but we still have our car. But it’s not quite time to leave for Spain so that makes us… homeless? Car-full? I
The Story of Haley’s Braces
Haley got her braces off yesterday. I know she is happy about it but I find myself equally happy. For her it represents the end of teeth aching, but for me it represents an accomplishment that had to be navigated in two
Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
When we mentioned to people that we were going to Guatemala, anyone who had been here immediately said “You have to go to Lake Atitlán”. They said it enough times that I began to believe they were right. We decided
Beach Day at Monterrico Guatemala
After a long week at language school we thought Saturday would be a great day to sleep in and relax all day in our pajamas get up early and drive 2 hours to a hot beach. We are still hanging
Back to School Guatemalan Version
After spending 2 weeks in Mexico City, we thought Antigua might be a nice small town for some down time. Boy were we wrong! Indeed it’s a nice small town but down time…? Notsomuch! We have been busy every day
Exploring Antigua Guatemala
I feel like we’ve done a 180 degree turn in 24 hours. On Friday we woke up in the dirty, leaning flat that looked out over a busy Mexico City street, we saw nothing but other building walls and some
Mexico City: A Day at Kidzania
I have bumped into mentions of Kidzania once or twice on the internet but never knew much about it. I knew it was some place where the kids play and they had locations around the world, but that was pretty