Dear Friends, I´ve arrived in Guatemala safe and sound. I´m living with Lizzie (my traveling companion)´s homestay family from the last time she was here. Our trip has just begun, and it has so far been uneventful. We arrived in Quetzaltenango (Xela) after 8 hours of air and bus travel. Our stay in Guatemala City was short, as we caught the 8:30 bus to Xela, despite being ripped of by the cab driver onthe way to the station. However, without a real point of reference for prices here, this is to be expected. After arriving, we met the family, and spent the night. I clearly know ZERO spanish. Perhaps the structure of my last trip led me to believe English was more spoken there than here, but regardless, English speakers are quite few and far between.
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