Guatemala!!

I´m in a little internet cafe right now( a little room with computers from like 1990 in it lol),. everything is going well. my family is really different, total culture shock for me becauuse they are native and live in a very traditional way. The women dress in traditional woven clothing that is so beautiful, with thier hair breaded with ribbons. I made tomales over a fire oven this morning for breakfast with the mother. i asked her if i could help and she siad yes and handed me a giant leaf and some mashed corn, lol , i had no idea what to do with it but she showed me how to roll the mashed corn up in the leaf and then cook it over the fire. My teacher is great. She is really young and finds me as interesting as i find her. i havent started my volunteer work yet. i think i will be going to the orphanage tomorrow. last night we went to a free movie in the old theatre. what we didnt know was that the movie was in german with spanish subtitles so non of understood much. This weekend i am going to the lake, i think the name is atikan. we are staying there for two nights and i´m very excited because its supose to be really beautiful, its close to the volcano. The city is totlay alive during the day with tons of shops and people on the street. at night nobody is out and everything closes by 8pm. this is why it is dangerous to be outside at night, but we are inside at night with our families.
Its probably the most beautiful place i´ve ever been and the people are so nice. nobody passes without saying hello and everybody seems to be enjoying life instead of rushing through it.
All and all the beginning of my time in Xela has been eye opening and exciting.

I am not using capital letters because they keyboard is different here and i am having trouble typing.
Also i wont be able to post pictures because the computers here dont have that capability