On May, 17, 2011 we arrived in Guatemala City, and the next day we hired a van to take us to Chichicastenango. On the way we bought crates to serve as temporary shelving in our unfurnished apartment.
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| Unloading the van and crates |
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| We made it with all 21 bags! |
After we took the following photo, another missionary loaned us a folding card table and some chairs... how grateful we were!
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| Eating dinner on the floor. |
Our beds were mattresses (that Heather had bought on her previous trip) on the floor. Veronica's crib was made of piled-up suitcases.
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| Veronica liked her new "crib." |
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| Andrea, Elena, and Veronica shared one room... |
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| Michael, Heather, and Carrie shared the other room. |
After a week, we finally got internet access in our apartment, and we enjoyed Skyping with both Heather's and Michael's parents.
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Fun to see Grandma and Grandpa,
and Mopsie and Popsie! |
There is a 9-year-old boy that lives next-door to us, within our wall, named José. The girls like to play hide-and-seek and freeze tag with him, all in Spanish.
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| Making newspaper creations at Jose's table. |
We hired a maid to help us clean, named Micaela. She speaks Spanish and K'iche', and will be a great language helper... when we get started learning K'iche', and she has already been teaching Heather some phrases. She also went to the market with Heather one day to show her how to shop for fruits and veges.
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| Micaela, our maid |
