After our time in the jungle, we return to Santa Marta. Four days of this quiet lifestyle is enough to see a city differently. The smells, the sounds, the garbage, the homeless people, it is like a slap in the face. Every sensation feels much more extreme. David, Omid and I come back. We’re tired and exhausted and the city is getting on our nerves. Omid and I want to go to the barber. We find a cool one go….
So after leaving El Transitó I am off to Granada. For this I have to hitchhike to the highway again. After waiting for an hour a pick up truck is finally showing up. Turns out he is driving half way to Managua, yes Jackpot! We stop at a gas station to eat the classical corn bread of Nicaragua. I help him unload his stuff and he drops me off on this bus station. Yes this is a bigger bus station….
So after saying goodbye for now I get stuck in Guatemala City for a day. On that day I didn’t feel like doing much so I just went to the movies. My bus to El Salvador leaves the next morning at 5 so I have to get up early. The bus is on a different level. It has wifi, super comfortable chairs and they even served breakfast! Unimaginable in Germany. We cross the border with no problem and at this…
After a disturbing week at home it’s finally starting. The week was not easy though, as I got sick. Additionally I lost my wallet at a friends place. It reappeared, but it made me clear how fucked I really would be if I really lost it. Then on departure day it was hard too. Leaving my girlfriend my friends and family that I love. It made me clear that I am now alone. Alone in the world. I have to…