just over half way through

I am just over half way through my time here. I counted today and I have twelve days left in this amazing country. It seems amazing that I have so little time left and that I have already been here three full weeks. I feel like I have a pattern to my life here, but I also feel like I just arrived.

I think going out of town this past weekend helped me feel more at 'home' here in Xela. I am planning another trip for this weekend. We'll see where I end up. I enjoy traveling for weekends, it's a realistic amount of time for me.

Yesterday and today were good days in my Spanish classes. So far the highlights have been eating a home made tamale, going to the Bake Shop*, and meeting a grand neice of my teacher. It is all very interesting. I'm looking forward to learning how to make chicken tacos and playing Scrabble (en español por supuesto).

I am also going to bake for my host family. I am going to make one of my quiches for them next week. Looking forward to that too!

*The bake shop is a small bakery run my menonites here in Guatemala that has donuts and cheese and yogurt and all sorts of baked goods but it is only open on Tuesdays and Fridays!