Shayla es en Xela!

Shayla is in Xela (pronounced shay-la) get it! I finally, I repeat FINALLY, made it to Guatemala. After way to many obstacles I am sitting in La Cafetera.net and sipping a chocolate con leche (chocolate with milk).

This has already been an amazing experience. I rode a 4 hour bus from Guatemala City to Quetzaltenango aka Xela which was quite the re-immersion in cross-cultural driving. And for the last 24 hours I have only understood 21% of any conversation I have had. Literally, the little old lady who is my family here speaks no English! It is great! I have no where to go but up plus my brain hurts from 5 hours of class this morning so I must be learning something already.

Well this is all of the English I am allowing myself and will spend the evening making flash cards and remembering/learning as many vocabulary words and verbs as I can.

¡Hasta luego!