Hola mi familia! Adios mi amiga!

I moved in with mi familia yesterday morning. Anabella and Cesar have two teenagers and two parakeets. The house is quite nice. In fact, I believe this would be the nicest accomodation I´ve ever had in Latin America, by far, complete with clean sheets and hot running water. It´s a bit strange though, living in someone else´s home, although they´re quite used to having Spanish students living with them. The teenagers aren´t too interested in chatting with me, not surprisingly. I did manage to have a nice conversation with Cesar over dinner last night. My grammar and pronunciation could definitely use some work. He was very patient with me though. They´re very nice people, and it should be an interesting week attempting conversation with them.

My friend Nicola took off toward Lago de Atitlan this morning. Since the day after I arrived, she´s been my travel companion here in Antigua. We enjoyed lazy afternoons drinking cappucinos while watching the world go by. One day, we indulged ourselves in an entire loaf of fresh hot baked banana bread simply because our noses led us to the bakery. Occasionally, we would get ourselves randomly lost in the cobblestoned streets. And we were nearly tempted into late night "candy floss" and costume parties in sketchy neighborhoods. It was fun getting to know her and giggling the afternoons away together.

Now I´m on my own here, and I realise there´s not much to do in Antigua. Life is slow-going and relaxed. Wandering aimlessly is the way of life, and I could probably get used to it. I hope to meet some new friends here soon.