Hola everyone!
We just finished our first week of spanish school and we all learned a lot! Most of us had our own teacher, and all of them were great. We spent 4 hrs each morning at the school and spent the afternoons swimming in the lake, or doing various activities. We took a boat trip into Flores to shop on thurs. and stopped at a small museum on the way, where we learned all about mayan artifacts. Yesterday afternoon we went went fishing…well we tried but only caught one. It was fun just being on the water though.
Today we woke up extra early and went to the famous mayan ruins in Tikal, only a couple hours away from here. We all loved it! It was so cool to see and learn about the ancient city. Tonight is our last night in San Andres, tomorrow we leave for Coban and start our week in the Cloud Forest. It should be a great time!
Here is some trivia from Kelly…
The national bird of Guatemala, the quetzal, is actually only found in the cold parts of the country. The quetzal is also the name of the currency.
We learned at Tikal that the Mayans used ball games to work out conflict, instead of going to war. However the loser would be killed…
Cush, the boat driver and kelly and lexis homestay dad is apparently more famous then bush…but can not swim. We learned this from the locals.
Okay that is all for now! Well be posting again soon, and well try to upload some pictures when we have a better connection.
Sending lots of love,
Emily
