A Diverse Party

This morning I met Sergio for our daily lesson. We spent about two hours going over things in my Spanish book, my choice. After that we walked all around the town again. I bought us both frozen bananas with chocolate and nuts. They were about 30 cents each. I also bought a fruit in the market that I have never had before. They are small round greenish-red fruits (I can’t remember the name of them.) They taste like a combination of a peach and a mango.

Tonight I went to a party for a lot of foreigners all working on construction projects here. I was invited by someone staying at my home stay. It was at a Guatemalan's house in San Pedro. The house was two small rooms, an open kitchen and an outhouse, definitely very basic. It was interesting to be invited inside the home of a middle-class Guatemalan. The party host earned about $8 per day, which is better than most. Many of us spoke Spanish to each other because it was the common language amongst us all although for most of us it was a 2nd (or 3rd or 4th for some Europeans). We had fresh tortillas, Guacamole, and a few other things, which were muy bueno! Many of the travelers lead very amazing lives and are very passionate about traveling and learning about new cultures. I must say that there were a few British blokes that spoke Spanish with such a strong British accent I don't think anyone understood them! It was kind of funny. Especially after the alcohol was flowing! The only think I didn't like about the party is that Latino guys are really aggressive and I have to be really straight forward with them. I never thought I'd be one of those girls that rejected men so rudely, but it is required here. The group, we call ourselves "extranjeros" or 'the foreigners," are going to meet up for a BBQ tomorrow night and next week we will be taking some Salsa classes from the sassy Ms. Gloria, a Salsa instructor in Antigua.