Hola a todos! I arrived without any problems! I love how everyone on the plane clapped whan we landed in Guatemala. The guy next to me told me it is because everyone was praying to God for a safe trip and are so relieved when we land. I spent a night in a little hotel (a house converted into a hotel) for the night and waited for my friend Kirsti to fly in the next day. We also met up without any problems. Phew. The night she came in we got on a bus at 9pm
headed for Flores. We arrived the next day in Flores at 5:30am. We were met by a boat and one of the directors of the school and the guy who runs the boat, Cush.Cush`s lancha
(Kirsti after we got off the bus at 5:30am in Flores)
The lake we are living on is BEAUTIFUL. Largo Peten Itza. The boat ride was about 30 minutes to the town we picked to study in, San Andres. It is a little pueblo. We were brought to our family´s house...
And we are staying with Cush´s family! It is him, his wife, and their youngest Daughter, Genesis. The wife and children are Mormon which is pretty cool since Kirsti and I are too. The wife, Dalia is pretty excited about this as she has been taking in students for 13 years and we are the first mormons.
We have had four days of classes so far! I like studying, but am already stressed that I am not going to learn enough. My teacher, Julia, tells me to relax! We are taking four hours of classe in the morning and then after do a
n activity organized throuh the school, eat, play with the local kids, hang out, study.... so far. Today we went to a forrest nearby to help clear trails and we heard monkeys off in the distance so the guy from the school, Ernesto, that took us then took us on a bush wack through the forrest to see the monkeys. But they heard us when we got there and stopped making noise and we never did see them.
n activity organized throuh the school, eat, play with the local kids, hang out, study.... so far. Today we went to a forrest nearby to help clear trails and we heard monkeys off in the distance so the guy from the school, Ernesto, that took us then took us on a bush wack through the forrest to see the monkeys. But they heard us when we got there and stopped making noise and we never did see them. (A view of the door to our room with our laundry)
The family we are staying with opened a little casi
ta on the waterfront and we have eaten every meal there except for one. It´s a pretty location and there are often other peopl
e around to talk to and the playground is across the street so there are a lot of kids around.
ta on the waterfront and we have eaten every meal there except for one. It´s a pretty location and there are often other peopl
e around to talk to and the playground is across the street so there are a lot of kids around.Dalia and the casita
The people in the town are very nice. I feel very comfortable and welcomed here. And right now there are 2 other students in the school. It´s nice that there really are not too many othere Gringos here. It is definitely not a tourist town. And it is a bit more rustic than Xela is (where I studied last year) There isn´t any hot water and there is only running water from 6am to noon. But it´s perfect. The weather is really hot because we are in the lowlands and it is still "winter" here. It is supposed to get a lot hotter in the next 2 months. Already at night I only use a sheet and last night we used a fan! We have not swam in the lake yet, but it is supposedly really nice. Kirsti and I plan to take a conoe out, and then in the evening there are 2 places holding dances for Valentine´s Day.
Me studying
Me studying
(Kirsti pretending she is studying) hehe
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