The journey to “el volcan Pacaya” began at around 5:30AM, when I got picked up in order to transfer from one bus to another. Then we went around Antigua for about 1.5 hours picking up other people. This was definitely the least enjoyable part of the tour, due to the cobblestone streets… One of their…
Author: Patrick McCarty
My first week in Guatemala
Hola! As many of you know, I (Patrick) am currently in Antigua Guatemala studying Spanish in an immersion program. I arrived a few days ago, and have finally started to feel settled in- at least a bit. I took a flight from Philly to Atlanta, and then from Atlanta to Guatemala city. Upon landing there…
Alaska to Pennsylvania Road Trip
Erin and I have been back home in PA for about two weeks now, having completed the long LONG drive back from AK. In total, it took us 11 days. We took two rest days: one in Jasper (Alberta-Canadian Rockies), and one in South Bend (Indiana). This was by far the longest road trip we…
Seward Alaska
This blog post is all about Seward Alaska! Seward is a port town located in a deep fjord off the gulf of Alaska called Resurrection Bay. Looking out towards the bay from Seward, Alice mountain is on the left, and Mount Marathon is on the right. These two mountains are what create the fjord. Seward…
Alaska Update!
So… it’s been a while since a blog post. We have been busy! There is a sense of urgency to cram everything in while summer lasts, since it’s so short up here. There is a sense that winter is coming- and it’s early August. The wind is chilly, and it feels like fall. Some of…
Three Pennsylvanians in Alaska
Many of you may remember our friend Jenn. She is also from PA, but we met her in the Bay area. She was one of our roommates! She’s currently working at Stanford. She flew up for a whirlwind 3 day Alaskan adventure. Erin picked Jenn up from the airport early Friday morning, and off we…
Driving the Alaska-Canada Highway
After living in Pismo Beach California for 6 months it was time for a change! After finishing our current jobs we only left ourselves 2 weeks before our new Alaska contracts. We planned to fit in a vacation to Mexico and drive to Alaska… So, we needed to get a move on! We finished up…
What is next for us…+ Los Angeles Birthday Trip!
Erin and I are super duper busy. As many of our regular readers and family members may know this week is our last week working in Central California. For the last 6 months, we have lived in Pismo Beach, and worked for a home health company in the local area. This is our last week. …
Bend Oregon and Mount Bachelor!
This past week we headed up to Bend, Oregon for our annual ski trip! We debated flying but the potential travel to airport and logistics ended up being more time consuming than just making the 12 hour drive ourselves. We started our drive Friday after work and then started again bright and early Saturday, in…
COVID sickness and Mammoth Ski Trip
A few weeks ago – on our first Mammoth ski trip- Erin got very sick with something (not covid, though). Then, I got it. It was pretty rough whatever it was! Then, about a week after recovering from that, I -Patrick- woke up with a sore throat and decided to do a rapid test on…