I´m sitting at an internet cafe in Quezaltenengo (Xela, for short..it´s mayan name) and there´s a thunderstorm raging outside. Xela is 8000 feet up a mountain and while this is the first reeal rain we´ve had, it´s a doozie. So I have no idea if the power´s going to last long enough to get this posted, or if I´ll successfully be able to find the picture upload tabs on the web page which this computer has translated into spanish....my first test.
Having a great time here and learning a lot about the language, culture and people of this country that will now be a part of our lives, our family. we study one on one for 5 hours every day, and have optional trips, films and conferences on history, culture, and social issues in guatemala. I asked my teacher for this week to teach me a couple of Guatemalan songs for little kids, and also got a kid´s prayer (of the ´now i lay me down to sleep´ variety). I´m living with a guatemalan family and getting some good recipes for them. I´ll be cooking them my mom´s stuffed mushrtooms this week, and will try and find everything I need to make her red sauce and lasagne. I like cutural exchange that you can eat.
The picture is of various members of my homestay family, in their house.
Better try to post this before s power surge blasts it into free electrons....
Matt
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