Mi maestro Oscar en la escuela - Adios y muchos gracias!
After looking at my friend Lisa´s blog about her trip here, I decided my blog is woefully under detailed and photographed. Lisa will be my travel partner in 2 weeks for the Livingston/Rio Dulce area of Guatemala. She is a lot of fun, but we also eat way too much together. I have developed a nasty avocado, bean and chip habit, a Cheeto and popcorn addiction and a love for a Menonite-run bakery here that makes the best cookies! In general, the food here is not memorable, especially the tortillas which are much smaller, thicker and less tasty than Mexican tortillas. No es bueno. 
Today I finished my 6 weeks of school! I have a pretty good base of Spanish, but it still takes me a lot of thinking to say what I want to say properly. Poco a poco..... On Wednesday the schoolwe went on a field trip to the Copavic glass factory . It was amazing to watch the guys at work creating glasses, vases, etc. but equally amazing was the complete lack of safety equipment - goggles, gloves, etc. Pics to come eventually.....
Pic of me at Fuentas Georginas, the natural hotsprings close to Xela from last weekend. And the above pic was from the hike the weekend before. The man and his son were herding the animals up the hill - the same hill that had the gringos breathing heavy was no match for this guy. Or the animals.
After the stove project, we took the villagers swimming. The 4 gringos with our snacks - me, Andrea from Switzerland, Lisa, and Kathy, who is half of the great Canadian couple of Dave and Kathy. They were in the hotel with Lisa and I and were great company and guides around Xela. 
1 comment:
Sounds like a great time! I am a little sad to hear that you have a new chips, salsa and guac partner! Which by the way you did not just suddenly develop the habit of eating chips! :)
Mica
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