Hola mis compadres y mi familia!
Okay, that's about the extent of my Spanish for now. I have had two days of classes and I continue to feel very sorry for mi maestra. Her name is Rebecca and she is lovely and thankfully, very patient. She speaks only a few words of English, which is actually perfect. I am definitely getting much more practice listening at this point than speaking, but it will come, it will come!
Yesterday, after a little orientation and my first class (each class is one-on-one and 4 & half hours long), we had a little excursion to some hot springs - Fuentes Georginas. It was about 30-40 minutes away - via the coolest transportation ever. We took a "chicken bus" (apparently there are actually chickens on some of them - I did not get so lucky this time) and then after the chicken bus, we took a pick-up truck with an "Oh-Shit bar" in the back for us to hold onto for dear life while the driver sped us up and around the windy mountainside. I took a few pictures while in the back of the truck and even a little 20 second video to give you a taste of what it was like. Of course they do it little justice. You'll all just have to come here some day and try it for yourselves. : ) I am actually downloading pictures to Shutterfly ahora as I type, but it does not seem to be working - I think my pictures may be too big, but I will figure it out eventually.
So, this afternoon, we have some sort of Mayan cultural activity that involves murals. Tomorrow is the Mayan New Year and we will have a ceremony and dinner with everyone. My host family is going to join me, so that will be cool. We barely communicate at all - it is a bit awkward at times, but it will get better I am sure! And now that I figured out how to get a warm shower in our outdoor bathroom, I am so much more comfortable! That first shower was painful...
Other little tidbits from my Guatemalan life...there are firecrackers that go off every single night - into the night and morning sometimes. The city I am in is 64% Indigenous Mayan people. The women wear the traditional clothing - and talk on cell phones. It's awesome. I'll try to get some pictures, but you're really not supposed to take pictures of people. Crazy foreigners like to kidnap kids, I guess.
Well, I better get ready to go learn some cool Mayan stuff. I hope you all are doing well. I should get a chance to check my email at least every other day, so let me know what's new!
Hasta luego!
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Are the firecrackers because it is getting closer to Christmas and Day of the Wise Men (Jan 6)? Well my thoughts are with you - you will do fine and I hope you soak up all of that wonderful Latin culture!!!! I can't wait to read more about your adventures! ~ Love ya, Megan
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