It has calmed down here a bit. Although here in Guatemala it never ever gets really quiet or calm. This is after-all Guatemala with its own brand of calmness.. a sort of noisy calm. The fireworks still happen.. in moderation.
Someone somewhere once said everything in moderation. Moderation is good for you. If you stay here any length of time you will understand what moderation means.
I am staying at Cafe Nim Suthttp://www.hostalnimsut.com with a claim for the best terrace views in Xela. If you do not visit this place at least once while visiting Xelahttp://www.wicke you are missing out on a lot.
Aside from the view "Cafe Nim Sut and Hostal" has what few hostels have, thick walls. Quality of sleep can suffer in other places with those paper thin walls. That calmness needed at night.
Xela feels like home to me now. At an elevation close to 8000 feet the air is dry and thin. It does take a little time to get used to the elevation. You can of course while here, opt for a different view by hiking up Santa Maria the now dormant volcano that sits 10 kilometers just outside of Xela. From 12450 feet the view is exhilarating and can give a sense of great calm.
My story with Santa Maria is somewhat odd. Last year while reviewing some pictures that I had taken, I happened upon one that truly amazed me. It actually sent shivers down my spine.
Thirteen years prior I had painted that volcano without ever seeing it. I had no idea of its existence and in fact I had no knowledge of where Guatemala was except as some place on a map.
So was I here before, in some other lifetime, or parallel universe, or quirk in time, or was I meant to be here? I have no answer to that at all. But when I look at Santa Maria from my bedroom window it does give me a sense of calm. Perhaps we have a history?
Visit Guatemala as the world is ending soon... The Maya people used a baktun http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baktunt that measured time on what is called a long count calender. This baktun is the last or thirteenth baktuns.
The number thirteen played with some importance with the Maya people. That number 13 has that connection with me as well with that painting I created.
Fear mongers have it that the world as we know it, will all end December 21, 2012. So if you want to see all of what Guatemala has to offer and yes of course experience Guatemala's calmness, at least do it before the world ends. After 12-21-12 nothing will be calm ever again.
Someone somewhere once said everything in moderation. Moderation is good for you. If you stay here any length of time you will understand what moderation means.
I am staying at Cafe Nim Suthttp://www.hostalnimsut.com with a claim for the best terrace views in Xela. If you do not visit this place at least once while visiting Xelahttp://www.wicke you are missing out on a lot.
Aside from the view "Cafe Nim Sut and Hostal" has what few hostels have, thick walls. Quality of sleep can suffer in other places with those paper thin walls. That calmness needed at night.
Xela feels like home to me now. At an elevation close to 8000 feet the air is dry and thin. It does take a little time to get used to the elevation. You can of course while here, opt for a different view by hiking up Santa Maria the now dormant volcano that sits 10 kilometers just outside of Xela. From 12450 feet the view is exhilarating and can give a sense of great calm.
My story with Santa Maria is somewhat odd. Last year while reviewing some pictures that I had taken, I happened upon one that truly amazed me. It actually sent shivers down my spine.
Thirteen years prior I had painted that volcano without ever seeing it. I had no idea of its existence and in fact I had no knowledge of where Guatemala was except as some place on a map.
So was I here before, in some other lifetime, or parallel universe, or quirk in time, or was I meant to be here? I have no answer to that at all. But when I look at Santa Maria from my bedroom window it does give me a sense of calm. Perhaps we have a history?
Visit Guatemala as the world is ending soon... The Maya people used a baktun http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baktunt that measured time on what is called a long count calender. This baktun is the last or thirteenth baktuns.
The number thirteen played with some importance with the Maya people. That number 13 has that connection with me as well with that painting I created.
Fear mongers have it that the world as we know it, will all end December 21, 2012. So if you want to see all of what Guatemala has to offer and yes of course experience Guatemala's calmness, at least do it before the world ends. After 12-21-12 nothing will be calm ever again.
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