A Day in the Life
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006So sorry for the delay in posting. Time flies when you´re stumbling through Spanish phrases at the rate of a small turtle, or, I should say, a tortuga pequeña. Here´s a run-down of the day-to-day here in Xela:
1. Wake up when Irma, our host mother knocks on our door at 6:30 am.
2. Debate whether or not to take a shower.
3. When taking a shower, try to find the perfect balance of water pressure and heat (if you want water pressure, you don´t get heat and vice versa).
4. Try not to get electrocuted by the black box that controls the hot water and the exposed wires that connect it to the shower head.
5. Eat good breakfast food with Irma while she tells us that ¨we will learn more Spanish today¨ and that ¨our heads are very big.¨
6. Walk out the door of our house to a magnificent view of Xela. Notice that it´s quite cold.
7. Arrive at school and drink coffee with sugar, but no milk.
8. Sit for five hours with our respective Spanish teachers and speak in unbelievably broken and actually quite good Spanish (respectively).
9. If you´re Sarah, say things like ¨I live with my brothers when I am 11, 12, 13, and 40,¨ when intending to say ¨I lived with step-brothers when I was 11 to 14 years old.¨
10. If you´re Megan, say things like ¨We need to fight with the tomatoes,¨ when intending to say ¨We need to peel the tomatoes.¨
11. Walk back home to Irma´s and eat good lunch food while Irma tells us that ¨we learned more Spanish today,¨ and that ¨our heads are very big.¨ Again.
12. Walk back to school for some kind of afternoon activity (dance classes, movies, trips to pueblos, hikes, etc…)
OR
Go to one of several FABULOUS cafes in Xela that sell ridiculously good hot chocolate. Drink said hot chocolate. Make flashcards. Knock over the chair when trying to get up. Laugh like it´s funny while everybody looks at you.
13. Walk home and eat dinner with Irma while she tells us that ¨we learned more Spanish today¨ and ¨our heads are very big.¨ Still.
14. Read and fall asleep happy, exhausted, and earlier than we have since we were nine years old.
15. Repeat.
-Sarah (with help from Megan)
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