A little update for those of you shocked and dismayed by my description of my home stay and Spanish school. Fear not! Todo esta bien!
I returned to my family last night after a beautiful weekend swimming in el lago de Atitlan. (Dylan- I thought of you the entire time: 3 tacos for $1.30 and swimming in the lake). I walked in the door and Valentin and Anna jumped up and gave me the biggest hug and hello! I played cards with the niños and they taught me how to play ¨robopaquete¨and ¨orejas.¨ It was just what I needed and I went to bed happy and looking forward to my first day of class. As I was going to bed, the mother of all cockroaches crawled out from under my bed! I guess you can´t win them all. My efforts at killing her failed, and so I am now calling her Mamacita Cucaracha and she will be my friend (dammit)!
I had a great day of class with Pedro and we are going to go to a museum of music on Wednesday to learn about musical tradition in Guatemala, and also visit a coffee finca and see how coffee is made. You can´t get a good cup of coffee in Guatemala because they save the good stuff for export (Catherine- you are drinking my coffee!) but Wednesday I´ll get a fresh cup!
Tomorrow I am going to visit Pacaya, an active volcano and right now I am off for a Salsa lesson.
See, not so bad =)
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I traveled through Central and South America for 8 months, teaching English and living in Buenos Aires, Argentina and volunteering in Ecuador. I then went to New Zealand, stopped over in China and Hong Kong for a week and then spent a month in Nepal volunteering. After Nepal, I spent three months in Salamanca, Spain studying Spanish and finished by traveling through Spain, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, France and finally England. I am now back in Boston with a new job at MIT and adjusting to life in the US of A.
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10 comments:
Hey Sam!!!
Wow sounds like so much is happening! You could write a book on your few first days alone!
Bug advice - you can get a paper cup and put it over Mamasita in case you don't want her friendship any longer. Just slip a thin piece of cardboard under the cup and Mamasita goes wherever you want her to :)
Love,
Nicole
Sam,
We checked out the map of Guatemala and Antigua, looks like a very pretty little town.
Where are you living? near the Crafts Market or Central Park?
Mum & Dad
I miss you! Screw Guatemala! Come home now! ;)
I do miss you...but stay there. Boston is the same. EUSA is the same. Sean O'Connell is the same. I'm so jealous you're doing something different. Love you, Scooper! :)
*Brooke
I MISS YOU COOPER.
xo
-esteban
Bugs can be your friends. Ask Dwight? He catches spiders and gently frees them to a new life outside. He gets mad when I kill them in the house. Nickname the bug Dolce. We love you Sam and can't wait to read about your next adventure!!
Donna and Dwight
xoxoxoxo
¡Hola Sam! Kaitlin me mandó tu blog. Que bueno que estás estudiando español en Antigua. Yo tenía ganas de ir allá cuando viví en Costa Rica, pero me faltó el tiempo. Tengo tantos celos de tu viaje – viajé alrededor el mundo en 2004 y me gustaría hacerlo otra vez. Te deseo un buen viaje! Brian W
OMG!!!! Samantha Cooper- your host family descriptions bust me up! I love it. I hope the nasty gigante cuchrachas leave you alone and your cutie host siblings continue to amuse you. Are there pictures up yet? Whatevs, I'll keep checking. Keep it real! Have an awesome time!
Was that a cockroach or an ex-boyfriend? They're easily confused, you know....
I'm glad to hear things are as interesting as you hoped. We all miss you here, but I've got one word to make you remember why you decided to leave: "Geneva." More later.
Remember, the Chinese meant it as a curse when they said "May you live in interesting times." Still, I can't think of anything nicer to wish. Hope you're well!
Lance
Dear Mrs. Pedro - U R scaring me again; the 'roaches, the salsa, being a mother of 17...I knew it...it's you! Do me a favor, don't do a destination wedding - I have class on Mondays & Wednesdays.
TAKE CARE
Tom G.
Wow ! Apparemment la vie est dure ! :) Je lirai régulièrement ton blog pour savoir dans quel pays je dois organiser mon prochain voyage ;) Bisous.
Tanguy
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