For those that don't know, she and I are in a sorority alumnae group together...Alpha Delta Pi.
Here was our view while having drinks:
Then we had dinner:
For those that really know me, can you believe I actually ate this shrimp? I hate stuff that looks like it did alive but oh man it was good!
We then listened to some live music and then called it a night. On Sunday we took a boat to the surrounding pueblos. I loved San Pedro and Santiago was nice but we really only got to eat lunch there. We were lucky enough to have an indigenous woman show us how she put on her head dress. Then she put it on us for our pictures.
We didn't care for one of the towns because the men were a little forward with me and kept trying to grab at our stuff but we had a fabulous private guide and he took care of things, all 4 foot 8 inches of him! Seriously, the people were just an annoyance and there was no serious threat. Here is a pic of the last pueblo from the boat:
It was good to go to some less touristy places than Antigua. Without volunteering, it's easy to get trapped on the gringo trail (even though we were still on it) and forget how much worse it is in some other cities in this country. It put things back into perspective for me. I am here to learn Spanish but I also want truly to see what is out there, to understand the world better. I am a truly fortunate person and must give back to this world the best I can.
All in all it was great especially when I was asked if Rita was my grandma!!! In her defense, this was the first time it was asked and we have been asked many more times if she was my mama.
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