Today was pretty uneventful except for a trip to a lookout point here in Xela with a few of our school's tutors and other students after our first two-and-a-half hours of Spanish lessons. The hike up there was a demonstration of physical fitness, but I loved it as I have not had any doses of calisthenics in roughly three months. Color me lazy.
The trip up there was great, though, and was followed by a daring invasion (aka we ... ah ... dodged the docents and didn't pay) of the local museum. The museum was modest, but had a lot of Mayan artifacts and photos of old school Xela, which were interesting. After that, Stephanie and I took a quick tour of the market with our respective teachers in search of jade necklaces. Little did we realize, Steph's teacher was in heels, and after our 4 million (OK, maybe two) mile hike in a straight vertical vector to the lookout point, she was not too pleased with our burst of spontaneity. Lo siento, Rosario!
Our uneventful day is drawing to a close here in the Internet cafe after a visit to Cafe Luna for a coffee (stale Nescafe, to be fair) and homework session. The plan for the rest of the evening is to meet up at a local salsa club and bar to celebrate American Independence Day with two Guatemalans (my teacher, Paola, and another teacher named Juan) and a Brit who is another student here. I think we're celebrating her "liberation" from Tony Blair? That's the best we could come up with.
Alright, that's about it. I have set up a link to a photo album site today, as well, so feel free to stop by for a peek at what we've been up to!
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