Hey everyone!
Hope you liked the pictures, there are more to come.
Uploading is easy this week because we are staying in the second largest city in Guatemala, Xela. There is a gorgeous central park and tons of things to do everyday. Everyone is living in a homestay again, some farther then others, but all the families are great.
Daily life in Xela goes a little something like this:
school starts at 8:00 at Casa Xela Ju. The school is great, during the summer they have over 50 students so they know what they´re doing. Each student has their own teacher and the day usually starts off with grammer in individual classrooms, or in the sun on the roof. Around 9:30 is cafe time, always hot and great. Then, at 10:30 is a break where we can eat bread and make sure our heads don´t explode from spanish. After the break, a lot of the teachers like to take the students to different areas in the city. We´ve gone to the incredibly big and beautiful cemetary, where the tombstones are colorful and above ground. Also, we´ve taken trips to the market, the various bread shops and parks where we have had to use spanish to converse with different vendors. The teachers don´t speak english so everyday is constant spanish anyone, tough but very helpful with the learning process. School gets out at one, which is when we all return home for lunch. After lunch, our group has tons tons of different activities – a salsa class, celebration for lauren w´s birthday, a yoga class, volenteering with local kids through the school, and yesterday we went to the Fuentes Georginas, or natural hot springs. They were incredible, hot and beautiful and a very nice afternoon after a long, exciting week.
Today we leave for a night in chi chi but i´ll let the next blogger tell you about that!
We love and miss you all
