When I arrived at the airport in Guatemala City I was surprised to see multiple signs first written in English and then Spanish written underneath in a smaller type. After months of not speaking Spanish, I was so thankful for this ease into the language. Between hearing Spanish all around me, sharing my snacks with the girl sitting next to me and helping her pick televisions shows to watch, my immersion began before I arrived in Guatemala. I sat next to a nine-year-old Guatemalan girl and her mother who was in her twenties. I was among the very few native English-speaking passengers. My United Airlines flight was oversold and filled with primarily Guatemalan families. After falling in love with Latin America, I couldn’t wait to return and fall deeper. The past two years for me have begun by migrating south for exploration, for warmth, for discovery and for freedom. A year prior I left the US around the same time to live in Costa Rica. ![]() ![]() On the fourth day of 2014 I left the United States to begin a life in Guatemala.
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