Zapatos por los niños

Last night was fun. I met José Enrique and his friend Pablo last night and began sharing awesome music. I love that the topics of conversation that can make strangers friends are music, religion, and politics. However... they can also break things off rather quickly too... I must be running into some luck.

Class has been great. Jacquie, my teacher is so nice and she's 29 so we just laugh and talk the whole time. My spanish is already getting much better and I finally have a little confianza (confidence). Today we played Scrabble in Español against Heber and his student, Daniel.

After school, Heber and I went to meet his brother Rene to pass out school supplies, clothes, and zapatos (shoes) to little kids from the neighboring barrio, Chajabal. The children are very poor and Heber and his brother are starting an organization to provide scholarships of sorts, to help the kids in their education. We took the all famous Chicken Bus to the top of the mountain and there was an amazing view. It felt great to be like a typical Guatemalan and not feel like such a tourist. After passing out the gifts, we walked back down the mountain and caught a ride in the back of a pick up. I love how things here are so simple and often times quite dirty, but people are still content and friendly. It's truly inspiring. I already feel like this country is working in my heart.