being sick here is the same as being sick at home ..

Ugh .. estoy resfriada (I have a cold).  Not fun at all.  My nose is draining like a fountain.  A hotel room with heat, a hot tub and tv in English would not be a bad thing right now.  Thankfully, I´m an adult and I´m going to most likely make it through this without my mom (haha).

So I´m done with my first week of classes and I´m sure I am much more profficient in Spanish than I was when I started, but it kind of doesnt feel like it.  I went to a yoga class Thursday and Friday morning, which was an incredible way to start the day.  It was definitely the most strengthening yoga class I have been to .. my body is suuuuuper sore.  My friend/housemate Tomas left today to go back to the states after being here and in Honduras for over a year.  For me, sad and also a little scary considering he was my translator when all else failed.  He played guiatar and sang last night at a place called El Cuartito (the little room) ... the first time I´ve gone out since arriving in Guatemala.  Today I´m going to a Mayan festival in San Cristobal, a town about 45 minutes away, with a teacher from my school.  I´m not lookind forward to bleeding snot all over Guatemala, but I figure this an opportunity I can´t pass up.  Pretty excited actually, this is basically my first adventure outside of Xela.  Neil arrives on Wednesday (yea!!), I finish classes on Friday (although I could use months more) and after that we are off in travel land.  Definitely going to visit Luke´s friend on Lago de Atitlan, and I´d also like to see some ruins and head up to the teeny tiny Carribean cost for a little hammock relaxation.  I certainly dont feel like I´m on vacation right now considering I´m thinking/working as hard as my junior year in college when I took 18 credits.  Playing and lounging in a week will be a welcome change.

Thanks for following, miss you all.