In Singapore

Exactly 1 years of traveling, I promised my mum and friends I will be back; and now I am really back home. It came as a shock, I was not prepared for this. I really had a long and exhuasted flight to London from Guatemala as I had been traveling for 3 days and did not had any good sleep. Thus, when at the London custom point, not knowing the strict entires rules. I actually was quite flippant in my answers to the questions asked. Now, I realise that I was so stupid for not being alert and sometime taking things for granted. My entries to both Ireland and England was rejected base on the fact that I was traveling for too long and had no income of any source back home. Thus, they suspected my intention of entering into the country. I am very upset for not being able to go to Dublin as I was so much looking forward to meeting up with all my friends there.
Another most upsetting thing is that they lost my baggage (all my precious photos all in the backpack, my memerios) The custom officers all seems so setreotype, without any form of compassion or trust for people. I had a list of complaints to be made.
But now that I am back home, I believe there is a purpose (soon I will find out); if not, I had learnt my lesson (assume or persume too much)
I was upset, at the moment when I had actually boarded the plane, tears came flowing down my eyes. I was sad that I could not enrol or influence the officers in anyway (I was so confident my my enrolling power, my success rate had always been high since my traveling) But I actually failed this time, I tried till the last minute (never give up of all possiblities and finding ways to speak to the Chief or anyone whom I think can help) I was prepared to do anything to stay, but it just did not work out this time. Maybe I had now entered into the real world of laws, rules and systems, distrusting. Maybe me being in Latino world for quite a while (where rules are flexible) and so often able to get my way around.

Now what's next? I don't know, but I know I need time to think about it. So many possiblities, so many thing I can plan and want to do.

Will my travels end here already? Really depends.

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Lanquin and Semu Champrey in Guatemala

At the entrance of Lanquin Cave, huge Beautiful sunsetting over the surrounding mountains in Lanquin town
Local street, tranquil, no disco nor bar nor any night life here
Beautiful Semuc Champrey waterfalls
Traveling with Blanca Luz for this 5 days, in the guest house, love the pink

After Costa Rica, I came back to Guatemala again, to pack my stuffs, to see old friends (I had made here) and to arrang my flight back to LA to fly off to Europe. It was a joy to meet up with friends and to be back to this beautiful country again. This time round I make it a point to go to Lanquin (known for it´s beautiful huge graganitc cave) and Semuc Chemprey (known for it´s many waterfalls). I am so happy when Blanca Luz agreed to travel with me for the 5 days, and we absolutely enjoyed the many spectacular scenery we witness along the travels. Blanca who is so fearful of swimming and water, had overcome her fear, and we actually did water cave venture in the dark and this is so amazingly fun and exciting. I wasn´t expecting what I was experiencing and it all came as a surprise fun. The guests house we stay in for the 3 nights was one of a kind (great host, we cook and dine together), though Lanquin is a quite town in the night but not so in the morning, often I am awaken with then loud engine motorcars that drove up the hills, beside my bedroom. Lanquin is surrounded with many beautiful mountains and flowers. Soon, I will be leaving here and enter into the European world. I am not sure of what I will be expecting but am definitely sad to leave the American Latino world, after having traveled here for 6 months.

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