Hello everyone, it's Gregg again writing to give you a little update on things down in Guatemala. Most of this post pertains to my esposa muy bonita (te amo J), hence the title…
First the bad news, Kelley had a nasty infection (a little too prolonged, but is finally ending) that took quite a toll on her, but she didn't let it keep her down long. Secondly, not too long after my exam, Kelley passed her Grade C exam 2 weeks ago (she's still 2 grades ahead of me – so smart). Congratulations! We celebrated by indulging in a delicious blackberry and chocolate crepe w/ vanilla ice cream at the French-owned creperie in town. And lastly, the primary subject of this edition of Blogamos!
FELIZ CUMPLEANOS KELLEY!
October 30 was Kelley's 27th birthday, to celebrate we took a trip to the beautiful Pacific Coast of Guatemala, a small coastal town named Monterrico, home of "Guatemala's best beach", volcanic black sand, Sea Turtles, thatched-roof houses, a beautiful mangrove, good sea-food, hand-made Italian gelato (what!? seriously, see below), and now Kelley's 27th B-day.
We met some really interesting people on our trip, our tour van was full to the brim with folks from all around Europe and Canada. I counted 6 languages spoken (English, Spanish, French, Swiss-German, Flemish Dutch, Dutch). Check out the videos below where our new friends sing to Kelley in their native languages! (first is a mix of a bunch of different languages and the second, sideways video –sorry- is in Dutch).
Also, if you have a chance, check out the web album we created for you to enjoy some of the pictures we took. Below are a couple of the highlights from the trip
Our Hotel (Café Del Sol - $35/night, say what?)
A little later on we'll fill you in some more of the specifics about Monterrico itself as we are planning to do for all our trips (i.e. food/hotel review, budget, etc).
Side notes: My non-sick streak ended at almost 4 years on 11/4/10 when I had to leave school early with a fever (thank God it was only one day, I'm not a good sick person/husband J), Kelley applied for an internship with a group called Common Hope located just outside Antigua Kelley's really excited about their public health programs , I gave myself a really bad haircut, and there's a robot missing - please let us know if you find it (see picture below for more details – picture found at one our local coffee shops) …
Coming Next: Festival of Kites (50 foot kites), An interesting Guatemalan traditional food "Fiambre", and find out if Gregg will kick the house dog before he gets a toe bitten off. Stayed tuned… God Bless
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