So, we´ve been in Guatemala for two weeks now. Currently, we are in a little town on the edge of Lago de Atitlan called San Pedro de la Laguna, but we´ll start at the beginning.
Antigua was our frst stop, a cobbled street town, a couple of hours west of the capital. We spent two weeks there studying Spanish and making friends, staying with a local family who entertained us with Spanish riddles at the dinner table. In the house there were eight others, some of whom we got on with like a house on fire, others not so much. Our favourites: Brad, a 21 year old Canadian, suprisingly considering the name, who spontaneously left for Guatemala after a family holiday in Mexico, unlikely to return until he really has to. Naomi, a girl from Maryland, US, who pretty much epitomises the ´girl next door´ in the best possible way. Next was Rollo, felow Brit, who was the source of much entertainment throughout our stay. George, a Harvard professor, engaged us in lots of stimulating conversation including the topic of his imminent dragon tattoo. Christian and Melissa, a Canadian couple, this time from vancouver, who we got to know after spending an evening listening to an American expat talk about the state of affairs in Guatemala together. The talk happened at the "Rainbow Cafe", which later became somewhat a favourite.
As well as four hours a day at Spanish school we spent lots of time with them, drinking, eating, dancing, cooking and watching cheap films aquired from the market (varying in standard).
Yesterday we said goodbye to Antigua and our new found friends, and today we find ourselves in San Pedro, after a thoroughly entertaining bus journey with eight hyperactive Israeli guys, playing Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles off their ipod speakers for the benefit of the whole bus. It´s a beautiful setting but we´re realising theres not much to do here, other than sit and eat, or swing inthe hammocks of our hippy hostel we now call home. Oddly, there are a couple of Bristolians here too.
That´s all for now, we´ll try and keep you updated.
Spanish school, Antigua
Pastores, a short chicken bus ride from Antigua
Chicken bus ride, with Bob, Naomi and Rollo
Pheebs and breakfast on the lake.
Lake Atitlan
Hasta Luego!
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