Finalmente Viernes

Today is the end of a loong week. We switched teachers this week, and my new teacher really likes homework. I´m thinking she should maybe check out St. Ben´s, maybe take classes in another language, and see how well SHE does then!!

But that´s probably just friday frustration talking :)
Our director told us yesterday at dinner (amazingly good Indian food, here in Xela) (I discovered that my favorite food, chicken curry, is Indian) anyways, he told us that we are on the hardest study abroad program St. Ben´s offers. THE hardest. It was reassuring to hear that, because we are all doing relatively well, despite the total complete immersion and stress of spanish.

Today, after our daily 1:00 lunch with our families (we have school from 8-1) I went to el parque central (central park) to relax in the sun. I was approached by an old Mayan woman in traditional dress, and feet that didn´t...grow...the right way. She looked up at me (she was about 4 feet) and asked me if I could spare a quetzal. (Their equivalent of a dollar) I gave her all the spare quetzales I had in the bottom of my purse. Only about the equivalent of one American dollar, but 8 quetzales buys a few meals here. (A piece of bread at the nearest bakery, Xelapan, is about .30 Q.) The quetzales that I gave the lady seemed to make her day. She said ¨god bless you¨about 3 times before leaving.

I was also approached by a young Guatemalan, (qué guapo) asking for my number. We chatted for awhile, though I declined him my number, explaining that I have a novio in the states :)

I am so tired from the week. I am about to go take a nap. Still not feeling homesick, which is great! Apparently it starts to set in around now. Of course I miss everybody in the states tonnss :) But I have not felt homesick as of yet. I got my camara charger yesterday (YAY!!) thanks mom and dad!!! So now I can begin to take some pictures of my house, school, and town, and post them on here.