Today was great.
As my first Saturday here, I suppose the idea would be to sleep in or go
exploring…and well…I certainly didn’t do the first but, boy, did I do the
second.
To sum it up, Doña Felipa, Noelia (the fabulous 30-something
teacher), Sandra (one of the 4 señoras at Hogar Comunitario), and I trekked around Xela picking up various items needed for
the kids using YOUR generous donations. We stopped at Mayan
markets that were so crowded and smelled phenomenal, we also went to a fabric
store to create a puppet-theater for the kids, a teaching supply store, and of
course…Wal-Mart. Yes, there is a
Wal-Mart.
We randomly jumped on crazy buses and then mostly walked always in
eyesight of the surrounding volcanoes.
So stunning.
Later, Noelia took me to another local market where she showed
me all of the exotic fruits and vegetables. She took some photos of me with them on her phone…those will
be forthcoming! We're planning on going Salsa-dancing sometime, so we were looking in the markets for a Salsa blouse for me...haha they were all waaay to short for me. Thanks dad!!! She also invited
to me to her iglesia (church) tomorrow for the 4-hour service...so cool/fascinating!...and to her home for lunch after. Noelia and I are already becoming fast
friends. I know it’ll be nice to
have her while I’m here, and hey, we’re coworkers…and Facebook friends (which
of course is the only way to make it official haha).
I was exhausted this evening, but decided to take one more
walk to the famous oldest part of the city, Parque Central. It was so worth it. Here are some pics from today!
Doña Felipa, Noelia, and me in the school supply store :)
Me and Noelia! Love her.
The Streets of Xela (any with a bit of a mountain...actually a part of the volcano that erupted 100 years ago) Life ROCKS. Get it...rocks? Heehe.
El Parque Central this evening...the oldest part of town and a few blocks from my house :)
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