2for1 tuesdays at domino's

ok i'm officially bored here.  i like antigua, school is great, the markets are entertaining, there are endless bars and restaurants but i wish i left yesterday.

i did manage to get my package sent with the help of 'super julia', my spanish teacher.  turns out that carlos has never mailed a package before (guess that's his wife's job), and he also works 2 full time jobs so i couldn't ask him.  he works 6 nights a week as the night watchman at this hotel, then he works 6 days as the day guy at another hotel.  crazy.  he has a cot here in the office and just wakes up when someone rings the bell to be let in.

yesterday i was asking julia about the post office, whether there was any other place a bit more secure to use, where to buy a box and packing tape, and she decided that we'd take a mini field trip and mail my package but we had to do it all in spanish because it was during school hours.  fine by me.

we picked up my stuff, bought supplies, and walked to 3 different shipping places to get quotes.  we didn't even go to the post office.  2 hours and $150 later my gifts are in the mail.  i have to remember to get a good job when i get home because i really enjoy paying people to do things for me.

i was so happy getting my box mailed that i took a salsa lesson.  that's all i'm gonna say about that.

julia also looked up my mayan nawal (sort of like aumakua), its a hummingbird.  somewhat disappointing.  it also said that i'm impulsive (anyone surprised?).

today after class i went on a real field trip.  we got on a chicken bus and rode to old antigua, the site of the first capital of guatemala (the capital is in guatemala city now).  antigua became the capital in 1527, then in 1541 there was a massive volcanic eruption coupled with several days of torrential rains.  while the lava was destroying the city it blocked up any drainage and caused a flood as well.  one church remains from that time, the rest is a relatively new.  the chicken bus was the best part of the trip.

so tonite carlos and i got pizzas (2for1 on tuesdays) and we hung out in the lobby and spoke spanish.  i ate my entire pizza.  that was a little embarrassing but i couldn't help it.

i apologize sincerely for this lame blog post but cheap pizza and mail are really the most exciting things that have happened here.  ok, a little poof of black smoke from volcan fuego this morning was cool too.  i promise i won't be so boring in the future.

creepiest child's ride ever?