Grettings from San Andres, Guatemala.
We arrived in the very hot town of San Andres yesterday after a week full of Guatemalan traditions, holidays, parades, pageants, and costume contests. The week started with carnivale where we were all covered in flour and confetti thrown on us by the local children. The next day was a mardi gras parade where we were once again attacked by the children. On friday it was the day of the Guatemalan national hero Tecun Uman. A child from every grade in the school dressed up as the leader of the Mayan resistance against the conquistadors. The day also celebrated the marimba which is the national instrument of Guatemala, it is very similar to a xylophone. We are now begining our spanish school and hope to be able to better communicate in the local language. More posts should follow this week during our time in San Andres.
Hope all is well in the states.
