We are back in class for the second week and our brains hurt but it is going well. i had a basic level of spanish when i got here so the first week was some review but now... lots of new information, aye.
For the weekend we took a break from studying and hiked up a near by volcano. many people told us we should use a guide but we felt like we could find the way, luckily we had some spanish comprehension because we missed the turn and had to ask the nice farmer where the trail was, he drew us a map with his machete. The hike was arduous, up and up and up but the view was great, we got up there too late but apparently if you get up there early you can see another active volcano erupt!! After a long hike up and down we decided sunday was a great day to relax so we found the local chicken bus or local bus (they are old school buses painted in fun colors) the bus took us to a town 30 min away with natural hot springs and saunas. We enjoyed a natural sauna at a nice hotel, so relaxing. A great way to get back to studying.
Class has been going well, today we had a big group activity where the teachers taught the students how to make tortillas and the history of corn in the area, i had to translate for a new student... slightly comical but it was fun to see my progress.
Tommorrow is Thanksgiving... i dont think there will be any turkey on our table but we will enjoy so corn tortillas!!! Hope the day is wonderful for you all!!!
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