Xela

Hey everyone! I will first fill you in on the fun I had last night and then the exciting things I did today.
Last night the women that work in the AMA house (where I live) and I went out to a restaurant. I ordered easily the best nachos I have ever had and enjoyed every bite! There were 6 of us and we played the card game BS (my family likes to call it liar) and watched the lakers/celtics game all night. Even though the language barrier was there I had a fabulous time. We laughed the entire time. It was great.
Today I spent the morning translating some of my recipes into Spanish that I will be sharing with one of the women circles. After that I went to the market with Kirsten to get myself a cell phone for making local calls to my co-workers and friends to be made! (Good news mom!!! I was wrong about the exchange rate. Its actually 8 quetzalles to 1 US dollar and not 1.8 Q to $1. YEAA!!) After getting the cell phone we went to the market again and I helped her get ingredients for a cake we made today. After we ran errands we made the cake and she invited me to the party that the cake is for that is this evening. I will be attending! I am very excited to meet new people.
This afternoon I ran some more errands for AMA with another intern from Georgia named Katter (pronounced like Tatter from tatter tot, but with a K). After running errands we went on our own little adventure to a market that is a lot bigger than our local market that is about 20 minutes away walking. Being adventurous and confident I suggested we take the micro-bus (a van) so we did. I can successfully say I have mastered the micro-bus. YEEAAAA!!! After going to that market I have made myself dinner and some tea (which I bought today) and will be taking a rest before going out tonight. You have no idea how the altitude difference can drain the energy from you. Adios for now. I'll check in tomorrow but I doubt it will be that exciting cause it will be Saturday!!! Yo voy a dormir mucho!!! I am going to sleep a lot. Byeeeeee :)