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Architecture
The buildings around here are really pretty amazing.
I’m studying, really.
Rooftop
Rooftop
Great place to study – sun and a little breeze. Not many people up here, just a teacher/university student named Abby who seems to like quiet as much as I do.
Lunch
Claudia
My host mother, at lunchtime.
The passageway
Here’s where I sat to type my letter of intention for Fulbright this morning. Upstairs is the language school.
I’m Not Settling
Today I am applying for a Fulbright Scholarship to Bangladesh. The deadline is August 1, so wish me luck. This would be for 2014. The Bangladeshi woman/university professor I met in DC said she’d write me a letter of invitation, so I’m using the Spanish school here for a nice place to sit and a cup of tea to explore the application process. Wish me luck!
Also, I think I will probably be moving from the host family setting to a hostel or some other living arrangement. Living with a family is not as easy as it sounded at first. I just want a kitchen and a bed, so I can take care of my needs simply. It may be a little more expensive, but I think worth it.
This morning, I got up before 5:00 am, had some pretty gross watermelon, let myself out of the house before 6:00 am, walked to the school, which was, of course, closed, so I sat in the park and wrote my letter of intention for Fulbright, reviewed my Spanish lessons, and then walked around the block. I found the door to the huge cathedral open, and went in for mass before 7:00, passed some time until McDonalds opened, and then had some Guatemala-style breakfast. Not bad! Walked around the huge building that houses the school, and found the gate unlocked, came into the breezeway, but the school was still not open so I typed my letter of intention and by the time I was done, the school was open and I came up, and here I am.
I hope you are enjoying your summer, wherever you are. It’s actually winter here in Guatemala, but winter just means it rains a lot. It’s tropical here, so the days are in the 70’s and the nights get down into the 60’s. Thanks for being there, and for being plugged in.
Love the murals
This one captures the energy of this school.