Hola Carpe lovers!
After oh-so-stylishly ¨chacha-ing¨ off the stage and out of Pasac we arrived in Xela city, with the group anxiously waiting to meet each homestay family and our 1:1 Spanish teachers for the upcoming two weeks.I found myself in a state of culture shock moving from the small village of Pasac to a huge city with all the modern conveniences of America.
The group is beginning to feel more like a family and everyone has significantly improved their Spanish. We have had many fine adventures in Xela including learning how to salsa and testing out our bailando skills at a salsa club, working and playing with children at a Xela after school program, eating lots and lots of Xela Pan, and, most memorably in my mind, riding on a “chickenbus” to Chichi (the biggest market in Central America).
Guatemala public transportation is the best and even though I was sick with the flu while riding on a capacity 54 bus with 72 other people, I still look back on the 3 hour journey quite fondly. We only got in one accident on the way there and back, so I consider ourselves mighty lucky.
This week we are off to endure a strenuous trek full of sore muscles, blistered feet, and happy souls.
Adios amigos!
-Vita
