15 de Julio

“Estudiar” is the word for today. Even though it is not a word I need help remembering, it sums up our Sunday pretty well. About 9:30, after getting ripped off because we needed to buy a knife to cut our fruit, we headed to the playa to eat Pitaya (my new favorite fruit on the planet) and avocado and began studying. Despite the many distractions, we got a good three hour session in before going back into town for lunch. I had my first go at tofu tacos and I give 2 thumbs up. It was back to studying for another 3 hours with intermitted internet breaks. This evening I made my first purchase, a shoulder bag authentically made here in Guatemala. The initial price was 125 quitzales and the closing deal was 80. That’s about 10 dollars U.S. It’s a strange thing. Here in Guatemala, Andrew seems to be some-what of a celebrity. At least that’s all we can think of to explain the strange looks that he receives continually throughout the day. Male and female, in the street, at a restaurant, everywhere people will look and sometimes stop to stare at Andrew. We sat down at a restaurant to have dinner on night. When the waitress came to give us menus, she stopped at our table and literally stared at Andrew for a good three to five seconds. After she left and Andrew exclaimed, “What is it with these people?” We still have yet to figure it out. My personal theory is that there is some Spanish soap opera that stars Andrew’s look alike. Unfortunately, we might never know the real reason.