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Published: November 2nd 2009
My Casa Nueva
My room is the one on the top floor with the open door.Hi everyone. Love your comments, please keep them up & let me know how you are doing. I really want to stay connected to you. My new family is great. There are 2 other students in the house right now and it is working out well. The other 2 students are both studying for the bilingual exam in 2 weeks and they speak Spanish all of the time and we have very interesting conversations at the dinner table. The parents of the family always help us with our Spanish and have patience with me. The food is much better than my 1st family and I am happy to say that I get a daily serving of veggies. My fruit needs are subsidized by chocopina´s. I suppose it could be worse. There are 3 kids in the family so we have a very active dinner table. The nights here get cold and there is no heat. My room is on the roof of the house so I don´t get insulation from the house. Fortunately I brought a very warm sleeping bag. So far I am staying toasty thanks to long johns and my sleeping bag. It is supposed to get much colder
Mi Xela Familia
Mother Ellie, Baby Ricky, Father Luis, Son Luis (ito)-6, daughter Alejandra-11. in December. I hope that layering up will keep me warm. During the days it is pretty warm, around 68-70. It is supposed to stay this way all year round. Knock on wood!
I´ve met a few friends here & I traveled with them 2 1-2 hours on a chicken bus to a town with the best marketplace this side of Guatemala. A chicken bus is basically a retired school bus that has been decorated by the new owner. The name ¨chicken bus¨ comes from the fact that locals sometimes take their chickens on the bus with them. There were no chickens or goats on our bus though. The ride there was pretty comfy but it was standing room only on the ride home. Every single part of my body was touching another person, crazy. One kind-hearted man gave me his seat an hour into the ride--very kind!! The day was filled with haggling and bargains--way fun.
This past weekend was filled with celebrations for Todos Santos and Dia de los muertos. I took a few trips to the local cemetary. It was so crowded with families honoring their loved ones. The graves were decorated with beautiful flowers
My Neighbor Amelia
A Very Sweet Grandmotherly Woman Who Loves to Hug Me and Kiss Me on the Cheek. and many people made traditional dishes to honor the day. Today families took the favorite food of their loved ones to the graves and ate the food at the gravesite. I thought it would be intrusive to take photos but my teacher assured me that it was perfectly fine. He said that this is a time of celebration not grief.
School is going well. I am working with a mail teacher named Carlos. He knows his stuff and is pretty funny. Classes are INTENSE. 5 hours of class a day and at least 2 hours of homework a night. It is a lot of fun learning a new language but also can be frustrating. Poco a poco is my motto. Well, that´s all for now. Please keep in touch.
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Cynthia
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Tonto mí
Oops! Yo no me di cuenta de que podría hacer comentarios acerca de su página! Hola, chica! Adoro lectura su blog de viaje. Sus experiencias son muy interesantes. Sobreviví curso avanzado de Landmark. Estaré comenzando SELP este mes. Teniendo adelantos agradables. ¿Tengo yo sentido en español? Probablemente no! Dan es todavía un petimetre fresco. ¡Yo me pregunto cómo eso fue traducido a español! ¡Muchas risas! Nosotros no somos casados, todavía. ¡Víspera de Todos los Santos feliz, mi amiga! El tiempo tiene calor aquí. Adiós para ahora. ¡La escritura en español es divertida!