Well, Hola everyone!
I'll start with my home-stay. My home away from home. Leah (another volunteer)
and I are staying at la casa de Maria. She is a wonderful bright cheery Guatemalan madre who makes us delicious breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We each have our own room which consists of a bed, a night stand, a really old little chair, a rickety old set of shelves covered in old wrapping paper, and a small mirror. That is it, everything. There is a light, but no outlets. The bathroom is a tiny little sink with a mirror, toilet and shower. The shower is interesting because you have to turn on the water which is little more than a trickle and ice cold, then flip a big fuse box switch to "heat" the water which gets to lukewarm at best. There are wires sticking out of the top of the shower 
and the shower head is a big pipe held up by more wires in the ceiling. Then you have to flip the switch off while the water is still running. I hope I don't get shocked. I take a lot fewer showers out here for sure! Sometimes there is no water in the sink, especially if they are doing laundry or dishes by hand downstairs.
and I are staying at la casa de Maria. She is a wonderful bright cheery Guatemalan madre who makes us delicious breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We each have our own room which consists of a bed, a night stand, a really old little chair, a rickety old set of shelves covered in old wrapping paper, and a small mirror. That is it, everything. There is a light, but no outlets. The bathroom is a tiny little sink with a mirror, toilet and shower. The shower is interesting because you have to turn on the water which is little more than a trickle and ice cold, then flip a big fuse box switch to "heat" the water which gets to lukewarm at best. There are wires sticking out of the top of the shower 
and the shower head is a big pipe held up by more wires in the ceiling. Then you have to flip the switch off while the water is still running. I hope I don't get shocked. I take a lot fewer showers out here for sure! Sometimes there is no water in the sink, especially if they are doing laundry or dishes by hand downstairs.The food is wonderful. Maria is a great cook. She has a kitchen as big as my walk-in closet, her stove is half the size as a regular stove and her half size refrigerator is in the dining room where we eat. We get a lot of fruit for breakfast, fresh cut pineapple, mango, bananas, cantaloupe, watermelon and fried plantains. Lunch is usually a homemade soup such as asparagus, lentil, or vegetable and fresh squeezed juice or hibiscus tea. Dinner is steamed vegetables, fresh made guacamole, and potatoes. Little corn tortillas with every meal. She served us spaghetti the other night, and has promised us pizza next week.
We live on one of the 2 streets of Panajachel, right in between little mini marts, kinda like a 7-11 or quick shop type shop but much smaller. Those are about every 5 doors. It is a very busy bustling town and pretty noisy all the time. The house is closed on the front but open ceiling to the street so it is very noisy. I have just gotten used to it and sleep really well despite all the noise.
We live on one of the 2 streets of Panajachel, right in between little mini marts, kinda like a 7-11 or quick shop type shop but much smaller. Those are about every 5 doors. It is a very busy bustling town and pretty noisy all the time. The house is closed on the front but open ceiling to the street so it is very noisy. I have just gotten used to it and sleep really well despite all the noise.
1 comment:
Hey Kerry!
I am so jealous! It seems like you're having a great time. Learn lots and have a lot of fun, but come back soon! We miss you, :D
Jenna (spec)
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