If you've followed my adventures here, on Instagram, or on Facebook, you've probably seen that I had an amazing time. Let me assure you, that was no social media façade. My time in Guatemala was more incredible (increíble!) than anything I expected when I signed up for this program.
I didn't tell a lot of people (well, anyone) this, but I was really scared leaving the United States to come to Guatemala. I tried hard to sleep on the plane ride over, but my nerves and fears had a hold over me. For a split second, I wondered, Why am I doing this? Shouldn't I have chosen to study in Western Europe like most of my peers did? Wouldn't that have been easier? Safer?