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Bringing back some flavor

When I was in San Pedro, I learned how to cook an Italian breakfast with eggs, potatoes, sausage, cheese, and seasoning. It sounds like a regular breakfast and it probably is, but for me it was new. Now that I am home I have mixed the same ingredients and put them into a tortilla and made it into a breakfast burrito. I also am making cookies. Something has happened since I have been back home. I have finished reading 12 years of Slave and now I am cooking. Hmmm.  Sounds like I brought back a bug from Guatemala. A good bug:)

Back to the Bachelor Life

I'm a bachelor again and eating by the bachelor's food triangle. 

From San Pedro to Antigua via Xoxomeil

Pictures from our ride

Worker traveling from one place to another in an open, very packed truck bed. No seat belts, just hang on and pray. 

Fruit stands. Nana and Grani would stop at all of them. 

Tammy talking to our taxi driver as we travel to Antigua. Notice how she expresses herself as she gets her point across in Spanish. Isn't she amazing. I love her. :)

Tammy thinking of what to say. 

Tammy asking a follow-up question. 

Tammy rethinking how to ask the clarifying question so Antonio, the driver understands. 

Tammy holding her own in the Spanish language. 

Tammy on a roll as they talk back and forth. 

Tammy satisfied with her delivery and his responses. A

Marcus standing in front of our Hostel on my last day before I left. We were glad to share the early morning with each other. Isn't he handsome. He grew taller and is filling out. I love him too. 

More San Pedro meeting families and new friends

Marcus singing to mama Maria at her home. 

Mama Maria and Angelita looking over their deck saying goodbye to Marcus and me. 

Tammy and Marcus' host family. 

A family that we bought some textiles from in San Pedro. 

Eric, his mother and his sister

Eric's family in their modest home. What a wonderful family. So happy and so regular as the brothers and sisters struggled for the best chair. 

No pictures of Jenny Marie I guess but these are the kinds of fish her dad catches at his fisherman job. 

These new friends and families will be a joy to visit each year. It was such a blessing to meet such thankful people filled with so much hope. Eric and Maria were so thankful for the sponsorship to go to school. They are both doing well at their studies. When we went to each families house they immediately greeted is with warm welcomes, handshakes, hugs, and bread and coffee or juice. Their kindness was overwhelming. 

Iced Vanilla Latte

This is what I got when I asked for an iced vanilla latte or in Spanish I said, "queciera un latte de yealo con vinilla"

They brought me a hot latte and a second drink of cold coffee with a scoop of ice cream in it. 

Lake Atitlan, The Kayak, And the Hole

Tammy, "Let's go kayaking."

Darren, "Okay."

Tammy, "This wall wasn't here the last time we stayed here."

Darren, "which kayak do you want?"

Tammy, "The smallest one."

Darren, They all look the same."

Tammy, "you take the yellow one then."

Marcus got the blue kayak. Tammy got the purplish one. Darren got the yellow one. 

Out we go onto the lake. 

Ten minutes out. 

Darren, "do you have water in your kayak?"

Tammy, "A little"

Darren, "My boat feels tippy"

Tammy, "oh common, they are all tippy. Stop whining.

Darren, "No I'm serious. My boat is sinking."

Marcus, "can I help?"

Darren, "No. I just need to get home."

Darren trying to paddle while balancing on a boat. 

Darren, "Tammy. I think I am sinking."

Tammy, "you're okay.  It looks like your front is too low. Try scooting back."

Darren, "no I'm sinking. There is a hole in the boat."

Tammy, "all the boats have holes in them.

Marcus, "do you need help?"

Darren, "No I need to get back to the dock. I'm sinking."

Tammy, "Oh, now I see.  You're going to have to get off and swim to shore."

Darren, "No I'm not."  As I try to paddle and balance in the boat.l

Marcus, "Do you need help?"

Tammy, "No he's trying to stay in the boat and he's not going to be able to."

Darren, "Oh crap."  Darren tips over into the lake and is completely drenched.  

Tammy, "eeeeeeeee". This is Tammy laughing at Darren. 

Darren, "cannot be repeated because Marcie will be disappointed."

Darren swims to shore with the boat and walks to the beach through the sludge empties the boat of water and the rows back to the hotel. 

This was really funny even for me.