Our next stop in Guatemala was our home stays on Lake Atitlan in San Antonio Palopo. The town is nestled right at the edge of Lake Atitlan and across the lake are three volcanos, although it was hazy for most of our stay there, so they were somewhat difficult to see.
These are the two guides and myself - Ali and Delores. We are standing on top of the school.
The white house in the this picture was where my homestay was. We stayed with the principal of the school and his wife who is a teacher there. The house was very large, with a central courtyard (below). The room with those large windows was a large room for celebrations! It was at the top part of the town, so Ali, Delores and I got a work out every night :) The students were paired up in different houses across the town.
The homestay was really lovely. Our hosts wouldn't let us help with chores, but on the second night, our host Dad, Vincente played guitar and sang us a song about San Antonio. He's even got a video on youtube singing it: Es San Antonio - after that we sang La Bamba together. It was a blast!
Our hosts also host other students, so they were really familiar with the process, and I had a nice room to myself. We were lucky in that they also had water and a heated shower.
We got to visit the our hosts' school as they prepared to pick their representative for a big festival the following week. Eachclass sent a representative and a whole entourage to preform in front of the whole school. It was adorable - also they are dressed in traditional Mayan outfits.
See!!! How cute are they!!
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