Chicken Bus

  Today we had our first ride on the chicken bus. It's a colorful repurposed school bus that is extremely bumpy and loud. They stop every few miles to let people on to try to sell you stuff. On the ride home, we had 7 people in our row that should accomidate 4. We got a good laugh because at first 4 teenage girls decided to cram in one seat rather than sitting next to Elias. The Guatemalan family of 5 that we shared a seat with got a lot of laughs at Jordan's ability to sleep in such a chaotic environment.

   To put it simply, I love Guatemala. The people have been so nice and so fun. I feel really welcomed.

   We made the 90 minute trip out to Antigua today. It's a beautiful city that was built in the 1500s and hasn't been updated since. Even McDonald's and Burger king were breathtaking.

   We met a guy from England named Stuart in the customs line and we happened to be staying in the same place, so he made the trip to Antigua with us. We had quite possibly the worst carne asada on the face of the earth but made up for it with some pupusa from a street vendor.

   Everyone is in good spirits and ready to start making some more contacts and doing some good deeds. We are loving Quetzalroo. The Aussie owner made me some Vegiemite (sp?) toast this morning. That's some interesting stuff. I also had my morning tea in a very special bone china cup from Australia that normal guests aren't allowed to use. The cup made all the difference.