Estamos muy cansadas! We have had a busy day today. We ate breakfast with our host familias at 7:15 am. Yo (Adriane) hablé casí último sin semanas con mi familia. Friday evening, we went out dancing at a local bar with two other fellow field school students, Caithlin and Lacie. We were asked to dance throughout the evening. However, I (Adriane) was the only one who accepted the offer. I learned a little salsa, but I need many more lessons which we are hoping to do for free on Mondays and Tuesdays. The next day we spent the afternoon walking around town and ended up discovering a wonderful little spot, the Rainbow cafe. The ambiance was great....walls painted with colorful murals...used books for sale...awesome food and live musica every night. The only complaint would be the constant smell of gas fumes from the street. It is beginning to take a toll. Later that evening, the four of us joined up with Abby, Kaithlin, Mario, and Sola for some more dance at the same club. This time everyone did their fair share of dancing! The club was hot! And so were a few of the hombres! I think you would break out in a sweat whether or not you were dancing. While in the club, la policia came to do routine checks for drugs and under-aged people. I would say approximately 13 or so police (mainly women) came inside with their rifles. It was crazy! Apparently this is a normal thing that takes place about 2x's per month. Unfortunately, they spoiled the mood and we left soon thereafter. I (Adriane) made a mistake of trying to wear high heals. Yo estupido. Thanks to my new friend Sola I did not have to walk the entire way home because he gave me a piggyback ride. And when he was attempting to put Adriane down, they both fell...hilarious!

After breakfast, Cathy and I went to meet our spanish teachers for private tutoring from 9-12pm. Then I (Adriane) headed home for a quick siesta before lunch at 1:00pm. We met up with fellow classmates at the spanish school to discuss our schedule and our instructor's intentions regarding our fieldwork at Hogar Maria in San Felipe. It is a board and care facility for older adults who are experiencing dementia and alzheimers among other physical disabilities. Most of them have been abandoned by their family. A few came voluntarily to the center in search of housing. The staff welcomed us with open arms.

We arrived back to Antigua (via chicken bus) around 6:00 pm. I (Adriane) had enough time to grab 2 small bananas and head over to the Bagel Cafe. Here we are going to watch a film related to the Guatemalan experience. We will tell you more after we watch it.