I move to my site in a couple days. I am excited, but of course that comes with some sadness. I have made some good buddies here in San Lucas and I really enjoy my current host family. Here is a quick list of things I will miss about this town:
- playing basketball
- hearing my host family shout random bad words in English just to make me laugh
- bread
- internet
- the other trainees that are now my friends
- being able to speak Spanish to anybody I want
Leaving those may be sad, but I have a whole new set of challenges ahead I am ready to face.
Tomorrow we go to the ambassador´s house to swear in as official volunteers. That means I get to wear that tie I brought.
Remember that Mayan language I get to learn? I had my first class yesterday. The 5 others and I spent a good chunk of the class laughing at these ridiculous noises we are expected to make. We left with soar throats due to said noises. Let me give some examples
- Ma sa´ leech´ool laa´ex = how are you guys?
- Sa´ qach´ool laa´o = we are good
- B´ar wank eb li china us ixq = where are the beautiful women?
- Sa´ che´= in a tree
Right now it looks just about as foreign to me as it does to you. I´ll let you know in two years if I figure it out.
4 comments:
Ch'ina us. Arin wonk eb'il ch'ut?
i love how there's "wank" in the sentence about beautiful women. i'm at work and i just got a girl i work with to go buy me coffee across the street. so chill. by the way, i just decided to go to guatemala next summer. you better be living in a hut by then, and be able to teach me more sentences with "wank" in them.
Hey I'll be headed to Guatemala on Arpil 28th with the Peace Corps, Hopefully I will also learn a Mayan Language like you. check my blog out. http://ferneygiraldo.blogspot.com
Ted is my hero.
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