Well many things to see and write about in this entry. There are photos of the cementery down the street from my house. Lots of colors and textures. Cemetaries here seem to be a lot cheerier than in other parts of the world. On Saturday I was supposed to hike a volcano but transportation plans fell through so I went to Zaculeu wich is a Mayan ruin site a couple hours from here. It took me and my friend David 6 busses to get there and back but it was worth it. It is a park in adition to being a histroical site so there was a picl up soccer game going on and lots of families enjoying a nice sunny day on the grass. I also saw a very weird church that was painted bright ... read more

So today starts my 3rd week of spanish classes and I realized I havent told you guys much about my host family. So here is goes Lookie (short for Lucrecia) and Marvin are the parents they are in their late 30´s and early 40´s respectivly. They have 3 kids: Marvin Jr. -15 years old, Andrea- 13 years old this Monday and Nancy 7 years old. They are super sweet and super funny. Lookie is a stay at home mom and Marvin runs the computers that run the machines at the beer factory. All the kids are on vacation right now. I have enjoyed living with them so far. Last night I cooked potato latkies with home made apple sauce for them to show them a traditional Chanukkah dish, they loved it! Lookie wants the recipie!!!! I ... read more

Yesterday 4 of us students hiked to Lake Chicabal which is a laked formed in a volcanic crater. It wa a beautiful hike but dam it was flippen´ steep. No switch backs here. I had a hard time of it but made to the lake without injury! Laguna Chicabal cannot be swam in as it is a sacred site to the Mayan. As you will see I have attached pictures wich means I have a new camera!!! There was a student leaving who sold me her camera, and honestly it is a major upgrade from the one that got stolen. THis one has a panoramic setting and a weird smile meter thingy. After the hike, I took a much needed shower and nap then it was off to a club for salsa! The band was great! ... read more

After such an amazing first night in the country I could´t wait to see what was in store for the next couple of days. As I wrote in my last post, I spend Thursday night chilling with Lis and friends. Well on Friday we went to Antigua. WE got there in the Late afternoon so we meandered down the old coblestone streets looking at different markets and shops along the way. Oh I discovered my new favorite food! It is called a rellineto (sp?) it is fried platain stuffed with balck beans, and man is it yummy!!! Any who back to topic, we meandered around town. Antigua is at the base of a couple vlocanoes wich I hope to climb one day but we arrived way to late for that. But they sure were pretty ... read more

Well I leave for Guatemala 2 weeks from today. I'm a lttle nervous but mostly excited. I have wanted to do this for a long time. I cant believe it is almost time to go.... read more