so i'm alive! i made it here with no problems... aside from being limited in my spanish, and 90% of the people i've encountered are limited in english, or have no english. i have a feeling that i'm embarking on my longest game of charades ever. maybe i should notify the guiness book of world records...
anyhoo.
i'm here. have completed 2 days of spanish classes where we are required to speak only in spanish. when i spend time with the other english speaking students i can't seem to talk enough - as if it's my last chance... all of us desperately babbling on about anything interesting or uninteresting as we know that when we return to class, or to our host families it will all be in spanish. ie: "i slept for six hours yesterday, then woke up, then brushed my teeth, then i went back to bed. i inhaled a bunch of times and exhaled, as per usual....it was really hot in my room... blah blah blah"
it's a bit of a shock to be woken up out of a dead sleep by a spanish speaker and have to figure out what they are saying and respond appropriately, let alone speak in a classroom situation. all i have to say is i had better be able to understand what's going on around me by the time i hit guatamala...
as for the rest, the weather is very hot, the people are friendly, the centre of the city is very historical and beautiful (i'll try to take and upload some photo's by the end of this week) and i feel quite safe here.
i'll stop writing now for attention-span reasons....
more to come
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Yay travel charades!
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