Chicky

Chicky is my teacher. I spend 4 hours a day just me and her 5 days a week. So far I have learned quite a bit from my teacher. She has taught me the conditional and present/past/future progressive tenses, while giving me ample time to practice conversing in Spanish. I have enjoyed my classes much more than last year. I think our conversations are what I enjoy the most. We have discussed everything from divorce to taking your husbands last name, my open heart surgery to Obama's plan for health care (she loves Obama because he has skin like her), and credit card debt to which restaurant/stores have the best deals in Antigua. The discussions are much deeper than last year with my other teacher. I love talking about the similarities and differences in our two cultures. However, I am always a little afraid to bring up certain cultural topics as to not offend. For example, I would really like to discuss women's professional dress in the two countries. Apparently, wearing a bra to work is an option here and this just baffles me!




At first I thought I must be mistaken but a friend confirmed, "the girls could use some help!"

BTW-I really do love my teacher so don't get mad at me for writing this. She is a great teacher and truly one of the most sincere open people I have ever had the privilege of knowing. And I probably could bring this topic up with her. She normally smiles and laughs a lot but thought it better to be serious in the pic so all of you will think I am actually learning something from her.
On that note let me also clarify that Rita only had 2-3 drinks when she "drank me under the table" and I think I now have to report on this blog every time some one asks if she is my mama or even better yet...my sister!

Here are some gratuitous food pics.

Baked Cheetos:








They had zero taste.

Lunch-chicken, carrot, cabbage, a form of squash, and some vegetable I had never heard of before visiting Guatemala, and soup:




Lunch is the biggest meal and dinner is a smaller portion similar to our lunch.