Sirina Got Attacked by a Snake Today

So, turns out because we are taking pictures in RAW (google it) we are unable to see what photos we have taken at this fine internet establishment and cannot upload them for you folks to see.

HOWEVER, we can tell you that while at the Ruins of Copan in Honduras today Sirina was walking down a path behind me when she screamed and put me in the path of danger. Turns out a large constrictor type snake was sunning itself in the grass beside the path and Sirina disturbed its rest. It was coiled and it had it head lifted and was hissing very loudly and angrily at Sirina. I then told her to take a picture (which she did) and the snake retreated to the safety of the jungle. I thought it was a neat experience but she keeps saying she is going to have nightmares.

Anyway until next time.

-Shaun

Okay folks, he does not adequately capture the fear one feels when confronted with a large hissing constrictor. Yes I screamed and yes I used him as a human shield to protect me from the snake but like any photographer worth their salt, I did take a picture of it, and a pretty damned good one at that. But seriously, that was an instinctual reaction. I didn´t even conciously register what it was I was getting away from until after I had used Shaun as a shield.

We´re headed to Roatan tomorrow, where we will spend 2 full days. We will make time to write some longer posts about the CoED trip (even if there are no pictures) but suffice to say that it was a life changing experience that ended with us crying with a 14 year old Guatemalan student in a pizza joint in Antigua, Guatemala.

That´s all for now!

Sirina

We are in Guatemala

Using the fine Central American internet we are updating this webblog before driving to Lake Atitlan. We met the co-ed group yesterday and they seem like a fine bunch of people. I´m going to be brief as we have a limited amount of internets but I´m having quite a bit of fun here and I´m very happy the words "I trust you implicitly" came out of my mouth one day in July.

-Shaun

It´s Sirina. Guatemala is a very neat place. Yesterday we went with the group to La Labor School on the outskirts of the city to see the school where Co-ed had its first textbook program. The impact has been amazing. We spent some time with the kids, reading (them in English, us in Spanish) and watching their mini-soccer tournament. Today we are off to Santiago and Panajachel on Lake Atitlan. All in all, lots of fun. Pictures when we have more internets.

Sirina

P.S. I already have a funny shaped sunburn.

It is 2:48 AM

We are just getting ready to leave.  Doing the last few chores to save the house from developing a funk while we are gone and saying good-bye to hot showers and dry skin.

Here we go!

Almost Time

Goto http://www.flickr.com/photos/shaunmcgregor/5342276096/ to
see which money belongs to which country.

We are leaving on Monday the 21st of February.  I'm just getting this setup now, but hopefully  while in Central America I'll be able to upload photos and do some blogging.

If you are wondering where I'm going check this and this out.

Also pictured above is some of the money we are taking goto http://www.shaunmcgregor.ca to see my Flickr feed where all the photos will be posted.

-Shaun