Today I made it Guatemala both timely and safely.
Coming I had no expectations of vegetation, people, food or life! So far, each moment has been exploring my surroundings, brushing up on my terible espanol and spending time with my dear friend Corinne!
Had a lay-over in Houston and only flew 2 hours to Guatemala City...I met an interesting Jersey girl who was stuck with her relatives for 2 weeks ¨preaching the Word¨in a quaint villiage north of here. She was torn between wanting to travel to Guatemala to see the sights and having to spend time studying the Bible, literature in which she ¨knew nothing, nor cared about.¨Ah well...she shared her brownie with me, increasing her coolness status two-fold.
Corinne and David, and employee for Habitat for Humanity in the national office here in Guatemala, met me at the airport today only 2 minutes after my things arrived...perfect timing!! We caught a ride back to the Bed & Breakfast where I´ll be staying tonight. Bussing myself to Xela tomorrow morning--early to meet the host family and get settled. School begins on Monday.
As I said, Corinne and I have been exploring and working on our Spanish skills...over cervesas and papusos (tortillas con queso y chili). The weather is humid and cool, breezy and everything is GREEN. I absolutely love it so far :)
New favorite food (only food at this point): papusos
Beer: Gallo!
more to come...
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