Buenos dias!
The last three days have been very eventful!
Friday evening we were invited to dinner with two friends of ours, Vanessa and Vicky (our translator). Last summer Vanessa was working with a nonprofit, PCI, which helped with Ethan's research. Hence, they met and became friends. It was so very nice getting to see her again! We went to a vegetarian restaurant here in Guatemala City--it was great! Being a vegetarian is definitely not as easy here as it is in the US, so it was really nice going to a place where Ethan had so many options!
Us at dinner. From Left to Right: Vicky, Ethan, Me, and Vanessa.
The following day, Vanessa invited Ethan and I to her son's 10th birthday party. Let me tell you, birthdays here are a much bigger event and are totally awesome! It was a huge bash (with even bigger pinatas!) and a ton of people! Ethan and I met some new friends and got to practice our Spanish. Our friends gave us a ride home and even bought us ice cream on the way. It was so nice! We couldn't believe how Guatemalans celebrate birthdays. Here are some pictures!
Other than that, Ethan and I are just adjusting to the slight differences between living here and living back in the US. One of the aspects I thought was funny was the no parking signs.
Ethan and I have some pots and pans that Ethan brought when we came down in June. He stuck the suitcase they are in at a friends house, and his friend has been out of town. So we borrowed a little frying pan from Maria, our landlord, and have been very creative with it.
Friday evening we were invited to dinner with two friends of ours, Vanessa and Vicky (our translator). Last summer Vanessa was working with a nonprofit, PCI, which helped with Ethan's research. Hence, they met and became friends. It was so very nice getting to see her again! We went to a vegetarian restaurant here in Guatemala City--it was great! Being a vegetarian is definitely not as easy here as it is in the US, so it was really nice going to a place where Ethan had so many options!
Us at dinner. From Left to Right: Vicky, Ethan, Me, and Vanessa.
The following day, Vanessa invited Ethan and I to her son's 10th birthday party. Let me tell you, birthdays here are a much bigger event and are totally awesome! It was a huge bash (with even bigger pinatas!) and a ton of people! Ethan and I met some new friends and got to practice our Spanish. Our friends gave us a ride home and even bought us ice cream on the way. It was so nice! We couldn't believe how Guatemalans celebrate birthdays. Here are some pictures!
Me and the birthday boy! You can tell he is so excited. Also, this is the biggest pinata I have ever seen!
Ethan and the birthday boy! It is very obvious that Ethan is way more fun that I am.
All the kids watching the clown! There were close to 40 kids by the time the evening ended!
Everybody taking pictures before pinata breaking time! It took quite some coordination to get this picture. :)
The birthday boy gets to hit the pinata first!
The cake! The entire party was Dragon Ball Z themed.
In Guatemala, they put fireworks on a birthday cake. They also sang "Happy Birthday" in English, then sang "Happy Birthday" in Spanish.
At Guatemalan birthday parties, they also create party eggs. They take a raw egg, blow out all the egg so that all that is left is the egg shell--and then they stuff it with confetti and seal the hole. Everyone is given these eggs and you throw, crush, etc. them on people. Confetti goes EVERYWHERE and it's awesome! The kids (and let's face it, Ethan and I as well) had SO much fun!
On Sunday, Ethan discovered that Guatemala's Netflix has a Colombian version of Breaking Bad (Ethan's favorite show). It's literally a shot-for-shot remake of the entire show. Needless to say, when we have a little free time, this is how we have been spending it. It's also great to see the translations of all the characters' names--Walter Blanco (Walter White), Cielo Blanco (Skylar White), Saúl Bueno (Saul Goodman), etc. It's been very entertaining and has helped us continue practicing our Spanish.
The Show's Title in Spanish
Latino Walter White introducing himself as Walter Blanco.
On Monday, Ethan and I went to the open air market again. We got a TON of food and had a lot of fun exploring the entire market. There is so much there and you can buy literally everything from food, to spices, to jewelry, to fake flower arrangements. It was really fun! We also bought eggs and they came in a bag! I've never seen eggs sold like that before, it was really interesting--and rather tricky getting the eggs back home via a crowed bus without any of them breaking--but we did it!
What we got from the market the second day.
Our eggs in a bag. We bought 15 eggs in this little bag!
This is why you don't buy eggs in a bag. We made it all the way home without breaking any, and as soon as I try to put them in our old egg carton, so they wouldn't break, they exploded--one casualty and one wounded.
Other than that, Ethan and I are just adjusting to the slight differences between living here and living back in the US. One of the aspects I thought was funny was the no parking signs.
"To Park" in Spanish is "Estacionar" so this is what all the no parking signs look like.
Ethan and I have some pots and pans that Ethan brought when we came down in June. He stuck the suitcase they are in at a friends house, and his friend has been out of town. So we borrowed a little frying pan from Maria, our landlord, and have been very creative with it.
We hard boiled eggs in a frying pan last night.
Well, that is about all from our end. We hope all is going well with all of you!
Saludos.
Love this! Keep posting!!!
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