YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN GUATEMALA WHEN...............THERE'S BLACK BEANS IN YOUR DOUGHNUT! Sweetened of course. Unusual but surprisingly tasty.

Shane and I just celebrated our three year anniverary. Wow are we're getting old. We spent the weekend in Monterrico (pacific coast) and had a great time. We saw geckos and crabs in our hotel. This wasn't the Cancun of Guatemala that's for sure! The water is way to strong to swim in, the sand is black, very few tourists and the hotels are uh.....rustic. It was a great way to celebrate.


We spend 4 hours a day with a private teacher and then have about 2 to 3 hours of homework a night. The great spanish learning happens when the books are put away and we are spending time with our host family. We visit about all sorts of things over dinner and it is amazing what one can understand from body language, gestures, and slowed speech. We play uno (card game) with Marsala (10 year old) in the evenings too. It's much less intimidating to speak to a 10 year old than to peers. We are so thankful for where God has placed us for the next three months.

My language teacher Majo. Yes, Shane and I both look like giants.


Shane's teacher Erica.