Escuela De Los Montanas (2)

Our first week of classes is over and we are traveling the country again, bound for the hotsprings of Fuentas Georginas outside the town of Xunil. The sun is beating down outside the internet cafe where Cat and I are updating the blog, after eating a sandwich and soup at a popular spot called Salon Tecun in an old mostly abandoned building in downtown Xela.

We had a great time this week at Escuela de las Montanas, eating dinner with our host families and reading books to their kids. We also made some friends in the school, including Tony, who´s been there for several weeks, a group of girls from the bay area who are traveling through central America, and of course our teachers. Brian went and played soccer with the teachers on Wednesday night and is still achy and stumbling around today. After a traveling pízza salesman came to the door on Thursday and Brian declined to purchase a pizza against his better instincts, Cat sprang a big surprise by working out a pizza delivery from una vecina de su maestra (a neighbor of her teacher) who cooked a pizza, half meaty and half veggie, and had it ready to go in the morning on Thursday. Buen Onda for sure.

So now we´re in the little hamlet (not so little really) of Xela, where Brian ended his trip last year, and besides Cat´s having gotten some indegestion (probably from a TVP empanada at Brian´s family´s house) we´re doing okay and hoping to meet up with some folks tomorrow in town.

Hope all is well back Stateside, and ciao for now!

Brian and Catherine