[San Pedro la Laguna, Guatemala]
After much delay I have finally started my Spanish classes at the Cooperativa Spanish School here in San Pedro. It´s four hours a day of one-on-one instruction with a local teacher. My instructor is Marlon, a Maya who thankfully speaks English as well as the local language and Spanish.
I started on Thursday and have now had eight hours of instruction, not to mention homework. And boy, is it hard.
I find that at this initial stage I am overwhelmed with verbs and rules and accents that go here and there. Let´s not even discuss the rolling of my R´s.
At this point I am more confused that bilingual. But Marlon is patient and encourages me at every stumble.
I´m far from putting a sentence together, but I do know more words. And I can count to 100. Woo hoo!
Elsewhere: the odd dynamics continue at the Hotel Peneleu. It is truly a collection of some of the oddest people imaginable. There are characters for a book here, the only question is what setting to put them in. Maybe they just remain at a Guatemalan hotel.
The dynamic is about to change soon however. The sketchy former Guatemalan soldier is moving out, as is the messed up 28-year-old Canadian tattoo artist. In their place: Christian missionaries. Oh boy!
If I hear any prayer circles, I´m going to start singing Motorhead tunes from my window.
And finally, in the weather:
One word: Fantastic.
Cool and clear at night. Hot and sunny (but not humid) during the day. And no rain. There hasn´t been any for 10 days or so.
And that´s it. Time for some lunch...
Cheers!
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