Well this week has completely flown by, Tuesday we had our
Spanish lessons and boy was that a challenge, Rosario (the teacher) thought I
was way more advanced than I actually was because we have spoken in Spanish to
each other before, so after struggling through a couple paragraphs knowing
every other word, she gave me a second grade level book to practice with….lol.
Gotta start somewhere right? Its coming along, slowly yet surely.
Wednesday: Today was the first day bandaging kids really got
to me. I saw them give this four year old waaaay too much Morphine, the fact
that they have to give it at all disturbs me, but im not the one footing the
bill at the end of the day. Watching them scrub away skin from hiss 3rd
degree burn….yeah Ill hold the gory details, but it was a little unsettling.
Mostly from the drug. We had a long discussion about the neurological aspects
and about how the government runs its hospitals in Guatemala that helped us
share both of our perspectives.
Soon there after we went to the Museum of Archeology of the
Mayans, giant pillars covered in glyphs, I felt like I was in Egypt. I know in
school we briefly covered the Mayan Culture, but I never really got into it
until now. It is fascinating. From rituals to Mayan styles, it had it all. I
guess I am one of those people that you will find wandering the halls of
museums really slowly reading every little info card until my old age gets the
best of me. I just love it. Its just so intricate that it baffles me and I end
up staring at it trying to imagine how they sculpted these magnificent stones
and statues. After this Cynthia lovingly convinced (didn't take much) Alejandra
(one of the staff members) to take up to Pop’s, it's a popular ice cream store
and boy oh boy was it delicious! I had pistachio and cappuccino in a GIANT
waffle cone. It was a great way to end the day J
Thursday: highlight of my day….we had hot dogs!! And they
had mustard!!! I was so excited! (Yes it is embarrassingly true but….lets face
it…I get really excited about anything that is the slightest bit thrilling)
Today was our first cooking lesson! We made the tamales with an herb called
chipilín, which is supposed to help you go to sleep. The whole lesson was in
Spanish (except when we were struggling) we had the aprons on, maize ready, we
looked pretty legit if I may say so myself. Well we made our tamales and some
amazing salsa. I cant wait to come home and make this myself!
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