Hola! Claire and Morgan reporting in. Due to the long day of travel yesterday, including a pit stop in El Salvador for some of us, we were not able to post to the blog. But here's a quick run down of our first day in Guatemala. We all arrived safely and were excited to explore the city. After a quick ride to the hotel, we went and got a snack then went to dinner with our teleclaboration partners. It was nice to finally meet them in person! Then we called it a night and hit the hay around 10.
Day 2: Started the day off at The Bagel Barn across the street from our hotel. Then we loaded the cars for a short road trip through the winding roads to Xela. The first stop we made was to participate in a Mayan Ceremony. During the ceremony, we made many offerings and prayers around a fire that was lit by candles and incense. We felt at peace with ourselves and each other along with feeling connected to family and friends in the present and past. After the ceremony we went to lunch at a little restaurant in town where we ate fruit, arrow, vegetables and meat. It was also the first time for many of us eating papaya. After lunch, we had a brief talk about the history of Guatemala from Fidel who has been our group leader. We furthered our knowledge from what we learned from the previous week at Xavier about the 36 year civil war and other political struggles the country has faced. Finalmente, with excitement and a little apprehension, we met our host Familes at the local school!! Once we met our families, we each went our separate ways and spent the evening hanging out and getting to know our families! For example, Claire and I got to go to the local supermercado and grocery shop with our mom and sister for dinner. Then we got to come back and help cook spaghetti with our family. To our surprise, we had a mini fiesta with two Mormon missionaries who are friends with our sister. Overall it was a great experience and we can't wait to spend the rest of the week with our family!
¡Checking out y adios!
Claire y Morgan
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