My brain is dead. I am boring. Don’t read this entry unless you want to fall face-down on your keyboard, dead-asleep. We’re supposed to change instructors each week but I’ve asked permission to hog Silvia next week too. She’s an excellent teacher, fun to hang out with and knowledgeable about local culture and history. It’s a pretty amazing arrangement, really: to have all this one-on-one time with such a multifaceted resource. Today my weekend finally […]
Read moreMonth: January 2008
A Day at the Beach
I had better tuc-tuc luck this morning. A driver named Luis showed up at 6:45 and got me to school in time to meet the van going to Monterrico, a tiny fishing town on the Pacific. I went with four other students and our teachers. The drive was interesting. We passed: Three volcanos La Cuidad Vieja, the second capitol of Guatemala that was destroyed in 1541 by a flood of water from what’s now called […]
Read moreOf Tuc-Tuc Drivers & Graveyards
Woe is me: I’ve been stood up by a tuc-tuc man. As a result I was half an hour late for school (long walk), which is just as well since my brain can’t operate at full-blast all that long. My teacher, Silvia, continues to indulge my lack of interest in textbook conversations. Initially she tries to engage me (in Spanish) with such sparkling ice-breakers as, Which do you prefer to wear: skirts or trousers? But […]
Read moreJe Dis Bonjour au Professeur
Hola. Me llamo Beernenia. Estoy una estudiante en la escuela Proyecto Lingí¼ístico Francisco Marroquín. Mi profesora se llama Silvia. Today I met my teacher for the week. After introductions and groundwork, we walked through town, passing by these two little boys with their friends Sara (the dark one) and Maria Mercedes. Five quetzals would have bought me an on-demand glass. Maybe another day. If I were Sara I’d be hoping for a customer very soon, […]
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