Travel Day and More!

Hello everybody!!! Yesterday, June 15th, I spent hours sitting in National due to mechanical problems with my plane (which then got canceled and had to be rebooked) and very little time in Miami due to my rebooked flight being late. This left me arriving into Guatemala City at about 8:30 which a wise traveler should not do because of safety issues but, what the heck, I had no other choice and it was an adventure. From there we drove about 50 minutes to Antigua which is gorgeous! Cobble stone streets, buildings painted fun colors, and exotic plants everywhere! We stayed in a wonderful hotel with a really cool court yard in the middle which I took some great pictures of.
Today, we woke up and got breakfast. I had black beans and eggs which doesn't sound like much but is absolutely delicious. After breakfast we drove about 3 hours from Antigua to Xela where I will be living for the next 6 weeks. I have the cutest little room and I can not wait to spend my time here. One of the women, Kirsten, showed me around the town; where I can buy my food, have my clothes washed, take out money. . . that kind of thing. It is currently 2:00 here but it feels so much later to me, probably because I am so tired!! Everyone is off on their siesta so I'm going to do the same. I start teaching English classes in the morning so wish me luck!