I had the very special privilege of going to my very first Guatemalan special meetings. We went to Xetzaltenango, where Esa's grandma and grandpa used to live (they now live with their Esa's aunt and uncle in Guatemala City), early Sunday morning. I have many wonderful memories of the day, but I will just share the ones that were captured in the photos.
After meeting we encountered a small group of children playing delightedly with a roll of toliet paper they had found (or possibly swiped). Two kids would stand at the end of the grassy field, each holding one end of a long piece of toliet paper. Then the other kids would come racing toward them, and the first one to break through won. In this picture you catch a glimpse of Marco Tulio (Esa's dad) doing a great fake-out!
Even after they used up the toliet paper, the fun wasn't over...
They just tied it in a knot and it was good for another go-around.
Picking up after the meeting. The tall worker, Loren, was visiting from the States... It actually felt kind of weird to get to chat in English!
A line of women in traditional dress.
Me, a long ways off.
Ready to go...
And they're waiting for us!
After special meeting we went to soak in some natural hot baths (the water is supposedly heated by a volcano). But... there was a REALLY long wait.
A couple of grimy faced Guatemalan children, sneakily shot by Esa.
A long, long line = Katie sleeping in the car and Esa taking self portraits in the car windo.
We finally decided it wasn't worth waiting any longer and headed to Xelapan for some supper.
They are famous for their wonderful breads, tradional of the area. We enjoyed the sandwiches in the conjoining restaurant.
I love that the Guatemalan children are playing with a roll of toilet paper and having so much fun! Me dio mucha risa tu auto retrato, Esau! Tambien me gustaron mucho las fotos que tomaste de los ninos, especialmente la segunda.
ReplyDeletemi amor es Quetzaltenango o xela! Lisa sabe que 1 de los niños que estan en la foto es sobrinos de marvin (papa de willian) es hijo del hermano de marvin, los otros son hijos tambien de familiares de marvin, quer recuerdos mi amor, me gustaria ahora conocer las reus de los estados.
ReplyDeleteel lugar de las especiales se llama pachaj y es en idioma "quiche" es un idioma maya y no se que significa, te amo!
Ay vos, yo sabia que me ibas a corregir. Gracias. :) Y a mi mami le gusto la foto de los dos ninos con ropa tipica que tomastes vos, no estaba hablando de los ninos con el papel. Solo para que sepas que le gustan tus fotos! mua
ReplyDeleteGoodness, give me a break! All I wanted to do is effortlessly read these comments after HOURS of Spanish and they're all in Spanish! :) Just thought I'd whine a little.... Love these photos. I can even more appreciate the innocent children playing gleefully with something so simple.
ReplyDeleteah!! que bueno ver las fotos de Pachaj y caras que conozco, como Benigno. Cantaron hymnos en Quiche? Hay un himnario en el idioma. Entonces ya regresaste de Guate...vi laura en juneau conv. y me dijo todo de la visa de Esau, que bueno!! se que puede ser muy dificil sacarla. ok chao for now
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Hi Katie, I wanted to sign in and let you know who was here to see you. Enjoyed looking at the blog.
ReplyDeleteI hope things go very well. Love to you, Ken