Guatemala to Texas..

Guatemala was really an adventure! I am so glad we did it, dysentery and all. I am glad Jacob got to meet new friends and see how other people that are so much less fortunate than us, live. The Guatemalan people were very friendly. Jacob told the mother of our family that the trip had changed his life...well, that was the point, so mission accomplished. The other mission was to interest him in travel. I hope he now takes a backpack and sees the world! He became really close to the family. We all cried when we left.

Guatemala City was not fun. The woman we stayed with was not nice. And we paid here twice what we paid the good family. I am going to write the school.

We got home at midnight on June 21, stayed there 36 hours (washed clothes and packed the car), then took off for Tennessee. I dropped Jacob off at the airport where he was going to fly to Florida (don't even ask me why that happened...), then I spent the night with my friend, Ginny. I got up at 5:30am and drove to Missouri yesterday for about 36 hours, in time to repack. I am sitting in the Branson airport waiting on my plane for Houston. Sheesh....

My car is FABULOUS!!! So comfortable to drive. I put my new kayak rack on my car and took my boat. It is SO nice to have an actual rack on my car. I don't have to worry about the boat falling off now. Since the Pacific took my ipod, I called XM radio because my car has a built in one, and asked them if they would do a deal for me since I had been a customer. They are doing 5 months for $20. Good deal, so I will have XM for 5 months. So, the car is really great and I LOVE it. There is so much room inside. I had 2 guitars, luggage, camping gear, all kinds of stuff in there.

My agenda in TX is Houston for 2 nights. I am staying with the couchsurfing hosts that I stayed with last year. We are ushering 2 plays so we can see some theatre. Then off to San Antonio to stay with a couple that I stayed with last year for 2 nights. Then I will move to a new couchsurfing place with a family. The mother is a high school theatre teacher and she travels with her 17 year old daughter. Should have a lot to talk about. I'll stay with them for 4 nights. Then I'm off to see my friend, Jennifer that I stayed with in Austin last year. She is having a big party for the 4th. Weeee!!!! the 4th in Austin!!! I come back to MO on the 6th. More adventures after that!

Hasta luego!

PS: note that I have on my "achiever" shirt on from The Big Lebowski!