I´ve decided Wednesdays in Guatemala, or maybe in general, seem to present a funk for me and the others here at the school. Perhaps it´s the feeling of wanting a break from the strenuous pace the Spanish lessons can sometimes...can´t say for sure, but today I woke up feeling sore and wanting to sleeeeeeeeeep!
Not much to say about today or the rest of yesterday. Had a great night with Ned, Sarah, Rachel, Corinne and Ben at Tecun. I love their drink prices and they offer freshly popped popcorn at the table...sounds crazy to mention, but after black bean paste for 2 weeks, popcorn is a nice change...lol.
I´m glad to have met the people I have here as it would not be the experience, I think, I would have imagined. They keep me entertained, they give me a social scene to look forward to and they give me good reasons to try new things!
Today I had studies with Karen, but wasn´t into it. I had a difficult time responding to her and I don´t know how she keeps her attention on what I´m saying as literally I talk like a 3 year old child with ridiculous grammar. But! I´m getting better, or so she says, with my conversation.
Tonight is Brian and Bridget´s last night in Xela as they have to return home on Friday. They are leaving here tomorrow morning to head to Antigua to visit a coffee plantation. We are planning a good bye for them tonight at Tecun (to start).
After school today...went back to EDLAC (Escuela de la Calle) to finish painting below the Mayan symbol names we had painted on Tuesday. We brought Joakim, Ned, Sarah and Rachel this time and they seemed to absolutely love the experience and being with the kids. SO GREAT! I find that the kids today took me, so to speak, out of the funk for a bit. They are helping me with my Spanish as I point to things and they tell me either their meanings or names in Spanish. They speak very very quickly in tiny high-pitched little voices and its sometimes difficult to understand.
My teacher also told me of another school today that is interested in having me volunteer in the afternoons with kids that are 4-6 years old. They need tutoring with their math and reading homework. She said it would be a good opporunity to help out and learn vocabulary....very quickly. So...it would seem that I have found what I am to do here for the next 3 weeks. I figure I can keep myself busy during the morning touring the city and practicing my Spanish and in the afternoon I will be volunteering!
I head to Tikal this weekend...needing to pack tonight as I leave at 2 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. Not sure when I´m returning.
I promise to post more pictures either tonight or when I return from Tikal. For those that are interested...here is a link as to what Tikal is! Check it out...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikal
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