Well, after returning from my Semana Santa weekend, I was scheduled to take off on a trek that following Wednesday. I however, was feeling tired and not exactly ready-excited to take off for a 6 day hike two days after returning, so changed my reservation for the 25th of this month. Turned out that was a good decision because I finally decided to pick up some stomach amoebas (after 2 months of no problems...) and spent all of Thursday out of comission, took the medicine, killed the amoebas, but still was sick all weekend. (Although, I figured out if I just don´t eat, I normally feel functional, however, anorexia doesn´t seem like the best cure either...) I went back to the doctor who said that my stomach was probably just having a bad reaction to the drug, because it´s aparently pretty strong, so she sent me on my way with a perscription for an anti-nausea drug and another drug to help re-balance the PH in my digestive system and grow good bacteria. Unfortunately, I´m still not back in tip-top shape, actually, I´m more in see-saw shape, I think I may go back to the doctor again today. So, supuestamente, I am leaving on Wednesday morning for a 6 day trek..we´ll see.
Other than battling nausea and stomach bugs, I decided to take some more Spanish classes but at a different school (one that my host mom used to work with). I took 15 hrs a week (3hrs/3days) and that was really perfect. By the end of my second week I was getting sick of my teacher because she kept showing up late and stuff, but overall, I think more classes helped. If anything, it is just great for me to have to sit and speak to someone for 3 hours, or listen. Plus, I asked this time to not really do much grammar or anything and that was much better. The thing is though, that non of my friends here really know that I´ve gone to lessons and I can´t talk to them about it because my host mom could get in trouble with ICA if they were to find out I´m going to school somewhere else. So be it. Other than that I´ve sort of just been hanging out-either spending the time in bed, the internet cafe, central park or a coffee shop (with ICA friends...playing backgammon), or at home with my host mom and those who come eat at my house. Really nothing too interesting in terms of grand adventures. The last couple of weeks there has been a new student in my house from Norway, Helene, who is super fun to have around. On Saturday I climbed the volcano Santa Maria again with the school, mainly because I haven´t hiked in 3 or 4 weeks and am headed off on that trek...it is such a killer hike though! Plus, I had thrown up 2 hours before we left so was a little queasy in the stomach all the way up. We didn´t have a view at all, which was too bad, but made me glad I´d gone earlier when we had such a fantastic view. Then, yesterday (Sunday) a group of us thought it would be nice to go to the hot springs (my third trip) and took the bus to Zunil and then rode up in the back of a pick-up truck to the Fuentes. It was definitley nice on the sore muscles! I, unfortunately, got sick on the way back (I´m really getting sick of this being sick thing!), came home and spent the rest of the day/night in bed. Whatever, guess I´m in Guatemala.
So, the plan from here is my trek, then San Cristobal in Mexico with and ICA friend, then (hopefully) to the amusement parks south of here to visit my friend Emily from home who will be there for work, then Lago Atitlan for a little while, then off to Honduras to meet my sister and my mom who are flying in on the 19th. Yay!!! My mom will spend a week with us in Copan and then my sister will stay with me for another couple of weeks. Time is just flying by! I am feeling a little sad to know that I am finally at that point where I will be leaving Xela for good (for the most part); It´s been home for the last 2 and a half months!!
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