To our dismay, our 8:00 a.m. shuttle bound for Panajachel picked us up at 7:35. By the time we’d gathered up the other lake-bound tourists, made three unscheduled stops enroute at various roadside vendors (friends of the driver?) it was close to noon. M took this picture from the overlook above Panajachel. The moment our van pulled to the curb in town, half a dozen pairs of arms writhed at our windows, offering beaded and […]
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The Queen’s Spanish
With every passing minute my Spanish is worse. Luckily I have little pride and am glad I can bring such raucous laughter to the locals. I communicate more with flailing of arms than verbal articulation. On the bright side, I think my comprehension is improving because I didn’t hear anyone ask if I showered with my dromedary which — I’m not kidding — I’m sure happened yesterday. We heard from Doí±a Justa (the woman who […]
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Midnight, December 19: Already our Spanish is being tested. When we got to our gate, an announcement in Spanish came across the loudspeaker: something about “ah-dos.” While I sat happily at gate A-1 as originally instructed, scores of people flooded toward A-2… Noon, December 19: After a stop in San Salvador, we landed at the Guatamala City airport on schedule, and stumbled our way through customs and out to where Don Toí±o awaited with his […]
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