Exploring Xela: Spanish Classes, Hot Springs, and Thrift Store Finds!

Xocomil Water Park

Written by Central America Students, Danny Evans & Cleo Miller

This week weā€™re located in Xela! We are starting one-on-one Spanish classes with the beautiful teachers at PLQ. We attended the many events put on by PLQ including a student soccer game and a trip to the hot springs. We stayed in Casa Siebel and made many trips to the Central Park. We also had a blast at the local water park and nearby thrift store Megapaca.

Our Top Highlights of the Week:

🛍️ Shopping for new clothes at Megapaca was one of the highlights of our week. There were so many clothes and options toĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā look through.

💧 Another highlight was visiting the ā€œAquas Amargasā€ which were some hot springs that we visited as a part of attending PLQ.

🎢 Our final highlight was visiting the local waterpark. Our group had so much fun going on different rides and exploring theĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā park!

What’s been challenging this week?

  • The one-on-one Spanish classes challenged our group. Speaking to a local who mostly spoke Spanish was challenging, but we gradually improved our Spanish skills and could get by.

What are you most grateful for this week?

  • We have been able to grow more independent throughout this program. The ā€œexperiential learningā€ aspect has really pushed me to try new things and grow as a person.

We’re excited to see where the coming weeks take us and to embrace every opportunity for growth and discovery!