We left San Juan Del Obispo and Antigua and headed to Xela for the weekend. We visited my site and met my family, Kate´s site and met her family, and Annie´s site and family. Everybody´s family is so nice and all the job placements seem really awesome.
We headed to a school in the mountains for a week to get a different experience and practice our Spanish a bit more. Needless to say, it was not quite what I had expected. I expected warm weather and only packed warm weather clothing. It was freezing all the time. And raining. It rained about 10 hours a day. Normally I like rain, but when you only have one pair of shoes and no dry clothes it´s not that great. And then we got sick. I got an ameoba and a bladder infection and Kate got an ameoba and a fungus. But we went to the health clinic and got medicine and we all are good now. I also encountered a new breed of mosquitos, and those little devils are evil! I got about 4 million bites on my legs, and almost two weeks later, they still itch! Don´t worry, I will post a picture of my bites.
Now for a recap of this week:
Sunday: I moved in with my host family! They are sooo amazing and so nice and all my host siblings are wonderful and I absolutely love all of them. We go to church in the afternoons in my village so that was different. The pastor introduced me to the entire church and then had me say a few words in front of everybody. I was so flustered that I couldn´t even speak in English let alone in Spanish. Luckily some lady translated for me so that was a relief.
Monday-Friday:
I started my job! The school is absolute chaos. I broke up three fights in one day and kids just run around screaming all the time. I really like it though and most of the kids are super adorable. There is one little eight year old boy that has about four teeth and is the size of a five year old. He is the most precious child ever and does not seem to mind that we cannot communicate. I work in the mornings and the afternoons so I am gone all day. I am so exhausted when I get home! My mom is super amazing and lets me pick what I want for dinner. I usually just eat fruit. I am so happy with my family though!
The internet connection I have right now is really terrible, but expect a blog update next Saturday!
My lovely room!
Pizza with Kate and Annie!
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