Saints In Guatemala 2016: Hostel Surprise

We have arrived in Guatemala City safe and sound! I am typing this from the hostel dining room. Quiet hours just began at 10pm, although most of our guys have been relaxing/asleep for awhile after the long travel.

Our adventure took off to a rocky start (as all great adventures do). We stepped outside the airport to find out there was no shuttle in sight. International phone to the rescue! We eventually got a hold of our hostel.. only to find out the hostel did not inform us they were under construction. But not to worry, they escorted us to their "sister" hostel (Hostal Los Volcanes - Address: 16 Street 8-00 Zone 13, Aurora 1, Guatemala City 01013, Guatemala Phone:+502 2261 3040), and after a long Spanglish conversation and what felt like a drawn-out game of charades, we came to an agreement with rooms, wifi, and hot showers for everyone.

Once we settled in, we were driven to the original hostel for a nice dinner of either fish, chicken, or beef with rice, tortillas, and salad. The car we traveled in was not the most spacious (see picture), luckily the other hostel was just around the corner. After dinner we went around the room and shared one word that described our feelings towards the trip so far - excited, hopeful, fun, anxious, interesting, tired, were among the many words shared. Seems like we are all a mixture of things, but after making it this far, the group consensus is optimistic about what lies ahead.