Today is my first full day in Xela. After spending the nght in a pretty awesome hostel and meeting a bunch of hipie backackers (from Argentina to Belgum) I left and met my host family. They're very nice - a 35 year old mother (who, as one might expect is super hip) a high-school aged boy, Dennis, and an eighteen-year-old college student, Maria-Jose. Still, I find meetng people who are letting you into their home for the first time to be a bit alkward. We had lunch together and I realized how much work I really need on my Spanish - if people are speaking directly to me I'm fine, but otherwise I only catch a bit of what's being said. So, I decided to take Spanish lessons at the school I'm volunteering with, something I haden't planned on before.
I'm about to go explore the city - it's pretty colonial from what I can tell, entirely centered around a Parque Central whcih looks straight out of the 1800's (no restoration in this city). I may also stop by the cemetary, whcih is close to my house.
Julia
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