Xela

I made it to Xela!  I didn't see much of Guatemala City, because I stayed at a B/B outside of town. But since I was exahusted, it was great to have someone pick me up at the airport and drop me at the bus station the next day.  The scenery on the bus to Xela was amazing and I'm really looking forward to seeing some of the towns.
Spending all weekend and 5 hours today attempting to converse in Spanish has been hard, but I'm remembering a ton and I think I'll learn quickly.
Photos are proving to be hard to upload - the computers here are old.  So I'll leave them on facebook and you can see them there.

I like my school so far - good teachers, good faciliites and lots of social projects.  There's a free clinic in the school every day.  They also work with schools for indigenous people and a women's prison. I'll probably do some volunteering there.
My house is run by a sweet woman named Sonia who made me feel very welcome and like some sort of freakishly tall giant. This was a new expericence for me.  The family is HUGE and there are 2 kids running around.  It feels a bit more like a very welcoming boarding house than like I'm part of the family, but I'll see how it goes.