I´m here!!!!!

Bievandios a Guatemala!! It is sooo cute and beautiful in the little village that I´m gonna call home for the next two weeks. We had to catch a little launcha, or boat across the lake before we reached a small village called San Andres. Within minutes of arriving, it starting pouring with intense thunder and lightening, but then less than ten minutes later, it was clear skies again. No wonder everything is soo green! Boy, its hot and humid!! Everyone just sits on their hammocks in their porches or goes down by the lake to cool off, but despite the fact that its seems like everyone just sits around, there is no obvious signs of poverty. No one begs for money on the streets and everyone seems very happy.

Having said that, there is no running water here in the afternoons and nights, it usually turns off at 2pm and doesn´t come back on until the morning...that is if it comes on at all. I took my first bucket shower as well as my first lake shower! interesting!! there is also no water in the toilets so everyone just goes and it sits there until we can flush again . Also electricity is very variable.

My teacher at school is very nice and its cool becasue its one on one, so I feel like i´m learning a lot. My host mama is also very nice and she cooks amazing meals! fresh hot tortillas with every meal, including spaghetti!


Tonight, we have a date with the entire village as the Guatemalan soccer team battles USA. We are definately the minority, but holding our own with cervesas in hand.

I´ll be back tomorrow to post about some crazy shit that´s I´ve had to deal with, including how I had to explain to my host mama, in spanish, that I had pooped in the toilet and it wasn´t flushing. Also, how I managed to kill the LARGEST animal I´ve ever seen in my life. Stay tuned folks!! see ya soon!