Language School

Hola!  Es nuestra primera semana en la escuela de español aquí en Antigua, and that's about the extent of what my brain can muster at this point in the day!!

We've completed our 3rd day of language school, and we are all a little tired right now.  Not a physical tiredness, but a mental one.  Trying to understand what our maestras are saying and then figuring out how to respond to them in Spanish can be a little draining by the time our 4 hours are up each day!  Thankfully we opted out of a full 7 hours a day!  Today, we were able to participate in an actividad which was a welcome break from the monotony of conversation in a mostly unknown language.  Our activity was to learn about los dulces tipicos de Guatemala (Guatemalan sweets), and our whole family got to walk with our maestras to the market here in Antigua to buy the sweets used in the activity.  I've been to the market twice now, and I can assure you that it is quite the experience...one that I can't do justice by words!  Once we returned to the school, each one of us had to research a sweet on the interenet(in Spanish) so we could give a presentation(also in Spanish) to the school.  It was fun and tasty and a learning experience all in one!  The boys did a great job with their presentations considering it's only our 3rd day in school...Kevin and I did okay too :)  Here are some pictures of us with our maestras as we gave our presentations.

As you can see, the boys are loved by ALL the teachers at school.  With Sam and Zaac being gemelos(twins) and Ben being the cut-up that he is, they keep everyone entertained during our hours at school. 

We are finding that school is challenging but fun, and so far it is well worth the time we are spending here before heading to the valley. 

Hugs to all!
The Colvett Clan