I'm sitting in a little cafe in Antigua and as I look around at the options on this website's toolbar (sign-in, help, exit, etc.) I'm seeing that it's all in Spanish. Fun!
We've made it to Gua. safely, and we are having an amazing time! We've been exploring this ancient city all day with no agenda outside of play and experience. As soon as I find my camera's cord (buried in luggage no doubt) I'll post the pictures of the amazing sights we're seeing. I'm in awe of this town's beauty. The traditional garb here is so intricate. The buildings are painted bright pastels. There are so many exotic flowers bloom. This place is an explosion of color. I've definitely been in sensory overload, whether it's from the constant, "Senorita, solo 15 quetzales" ("Miss, only $2.50" as vendors push trinkets into my hands), the crazy vibrant colors, or the smells of great food cooking in the street I haven't stopped experiencing amazing things since I got off the plane in Guatemala City. This is brilliant! And exhausting.
I have been awake for almost 33 hours. We're forcing ourselves to stay awake until at least 7:00pm. We're two hours behind the east coast. This will be a short blog for fear of saying something incoherent due to my exhaustion. Tomorrow we'll meet the family we'll be staying with for the remainder of the trip as well as have our orientation then it's off to another day of exploration before we start our program on Monday.
To say I am happy would be an understatement. I am having a marvelous time. I keep thinking, "Really? I'm really exploring Guatemala? Really? I'm really about to change a family's life?"
My cup overflows.
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