Okay, not me but nearly as excited as if it was me. 5 students for the school I volunteer at qualified for the Guatemalan Special Olympics team (including 2 of my students) and are going to Costa Rica in August! I cannot tell you the excitement around that place today. It was so fun! One of my kiddos let me take his picture with his medals (even though he covered his face with them). He would look at the picture and tell me it wasn´t any good so I had to take three. Then another little girl wanted her picture too. It was so funny when I told both of them to smile they made this very painful looking expression.
This week is the is the celebration of the school´s birthday. Tomorrow we are taking a trip to the park and then running back to the school (apparently this is a big thing to do around here-ther general ed schools did it for the Antigua celebration last weekend too). Then we are going to have a feast. Not sure what I will bring but as always it will be store bought. Soimetime this week is the dance too...oh fun times ahead.
I spent yesterday finding Tim and I a hotel room and taking care of transportation for him. We could have stayed with my host family but we might be out later than I normally am so we decided against it.
I have new housemates...AGAIN. I swear I see them come and go. This is a mother and daughter from Isreal and they are only here for a week. The mom asked me what I was studying and I told her I wasn´t and my age. She was shocked. I have actually been getting this a lot the past week. I am starting to like Antigua even more!
About Me
- Alicia
- In 2007, Tim and I spent our honeymoon in Costa Rica and Guatemala. The next year, 2008, I spent 5 weeks in Antigua, Guatemala participating in an immersion program to learn Spanish. I stayed with a local family, had one-on-one language instruction, and generally experienced and learned their wonderful culture. I loved it and the people so much, I'm going back for 4 weeks in 2009. And this time, a friend is coming along. Each year, same destination, slightly different trip, each with great stories and memories. ~Enjoy~
Antigua, Guatemala 2008
Antigua, Guatemala 2007
2 comments:
WOW!! Is all I can say. So I just got caught up on a week or so worth of blog and I can't believe this is Alicia I'm reading about. Do I even know you? Now I'm really sad I didn't come visit you. It sounds like you are having a great time and you'll have Tom with you soon. There's no need to explain your needing a hotel room for your guatemalan baby making time. Hai misses heckling you, but don't worry he tells me all of the comments he thinks are so funny he wants to tell you and I didn't give him your blog address so he won't put them on here.
Ashley
I know! I barely know myself!!! I so wish you had made it down here too. Thanks for protesting me from Hai. I think he is funny but probably not best to broadcast his wittiness on my blog for all to see.
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