The last week

I leave for Colombia in a week and I still have a lot to do including pack say goodbyes and eat some Skyline Chili one last time. Of course the big question is still getting the visa. It should not really be a problem although I might not get it until the day before I leave. Yikes. That is called cutting it close.

Back Home

Well for anyone that is still reading this I have finally made it back home. I do not even remember all of what happened since the last time I posted. Kate came down for the last two weeks to Xela that was really exciting we went to Antigua and some little trips outside of Xela. The school threw me a big party on the graduation before I left it was very nice but sad. Me and Kate headed up to Mexico and went to San Cristobal and then on to Playa del Carmen. We hung out on the beach there and went to see Chi Chen Nitza that is probably spelled wrong but it is a huge Mayan ruins site in the Yucatan. Then we both flew out of Cancun, Kate back to Boston and me on to Ketchican Alaska for friend from High School Katy Graves' wedding. It was a really great time seeing old friends and being there for her wedding. Then it was back to Cincinnasty. I have been here for a couple weeks now getting reoriented to living in the states. Seeing some old friends and trying not do anything at all most of the time. This will probably be it for this blog for the moment. Although it looks like I will be going to Colombia sometime next spring so I will probably start it back up then. Thanks for reading.

Dancing

I do not remember if I have written anything about this before but I have been doing something other than learning Spanish and teaching English and Bike repair, and that is learning how to dance Salsa. Before I came here to Guatemala I had taken a couple of classes of Salsa in Mexico and knew just enough to fake it with out really knowing what I was doing or looking that good. Since I have been here I have been taking one or two classes a week and going out dancing quite a bit.
It is a ton of fun and one of the things that has made my trip here enjoyable. I just got a video from my friend Asya who went to this school a couple months ago. Her and I performed a dance for her graduation and she got some one to video it and now with the wonders of the Internet all of you can see it for free. Just click here.