Time

Time exists and passes differenly here. My life in the U.S. seems so far away. Its a bit heavy on the soul being here because i´m not just learning a language, i´m learning history, and listening to many stories. Though it has been almost 4 weeks, I feel like I have known my "new" friends for a lot longer than a month. Im learning how to talk all over again and often stumble over my words. People are very open about their lives and pain here, men fall in love quickly, and things often get lost in translation. A fun exercise I did in class last week was telling my teacher about Eddie Murphy´s movie "Coming to America" in Spanish. It was pretty cool..."Habia una vez un príncipe de Africa... or There was a prince from Africa...." This past friday night, I danced so much Salsa I often couldn´t catch my breath. And for the first time ever my dance partner flipped me off the ground during a turn. It was pretty scary but I went with it! On Sunday afternoon, my friends and I met up with a few Guatemalan guys we met at Kokolocos (bar/club). We met at Parque Central which is the Center of Town. There is a huge festival going on every weekend for the month of October to celebrate the Virgin Mary. We met for a few drinks, talked, and practiced our spanish. But by the end of the evening, one amigo named Sergio, had a few too many cervezas (beers) and tried to kiss me several times. He´s a cute guy but not so much drunk. The night ended early around ten thirty cuz i had class in the morning.
This October is the 40th anniversary of Ernesto Ché Guevara´s death/murder. So i´m learning more about him, his life, and views. Tonight the school is having an activity in his memory. "La revolución no se lleva en los labios para vivir de ella, se lleva en el corazon para morir por ella." -Ché. (Do not live for the revolution and carry her in your lips (words) carry the revolution in your heart and die for her) Again...the meaning of the quote gets lost in translation...sorry! Does anyone want a T-shirt of Ché wearing a t-shirt of Ché? Ha! Those Che fans know what I mean. Till next time. much love