First days of escuela en espanol

I started Spanish school yesterday morning here in Antigua. Tomorrow I will be moving in with mi familia. I met mi madre, Annabella, briefly this morning, and she seems really sweet.

In school, so far, I've just been mostly going over the basics.  I'm feeling frustrated though. I can understand pretty well when I see things written down, but my listening comprehension is not so good. I guess it just takes time and practice. I'm feeling a little discouraged though after eight hours of instruction.

Yesterday afternoon, I went to a nearby active volcano (Volcan de Pacaya) for a hike (Q70). It was more challenging than I expected, and I didn't quite make it to the top. However, I was close enough to see rocks and dust spewing from the top. Pretty cool! There was an amazing sunset on the hike back down. Then when the sun had set, it was dark enough you could literally see red and orangish lava shooting out of the volcano. Que bueno!!

More adventures coming soon!