Well, another week has passed and I feel like I've been here for alot longer than two weeks. I feel like I experience so much everyday that time has gone by alot faster! Last Sunday I met and moved in with my host family. They are pretty cool and the family is really big. My host mother is a grandma, so her kids and their kid’s children live with us. There are 12 of us that live in the house and there is only one bathroom… which is ok because I am not there a lot. The family is really fun to talk to and there are two little girls are super cute and fun to play with. My bedroom has a really nice view, facing the mountains, which is distracting to study by.
This past week we also started Spanish class, which is a one on one tutor for five hours a day. It is very intense, but I think I’ve learned more Spanish in one week than I had in a year. We have Spanish during the morning then in the afternoons we have sessions. For example last Wednesday we met with members of the Guatemalan military, which was interesting to witness and also frustrating.
This past weekend our group went to Chichicastenango. Chichi is couple hours away from Quetzaltenango and it is a gorgeous city! It is in the mountains, like Quetzaltenagno. It has more of a small town feel to it. On Saturday we visited a widow’s cooperative in an indigenous community. There were so many beautiful cloths there. On Sunday I went to mass in the church there. It was vary traditional Catholic mass, it was a cool experience. They said the mass in Spanish and Quiche, the indigenous language. We also walked around the market, which was huge. The streets completely transformed from Saturday to Sunday, it was amazing!! I definitely could of stayed longer in Chichicastenago!