Sunday, November 23, 2008

Travels

Let me start by saying that I've changed my mind and I really need to learn Spanish in addition to my French. However, this is not so I can get ahead in the job market or communicate with immigrants who haven't learned English yet. It is simply because I would love to spend more time in Central America learning about the country and culture, talking to the beautiful ladies they have down here, and so I can sing along with all the music down here.

I arrived in country on Friday afternoon, made it smoothly through customs and met up with the shuttle to the hotel. Upon checking into the hotel, I called Sandra's house to let Roger y Sandra know I was all set. They came and picked me up about an hour later, but nobody had heard from Dan and Anne yet, and we were getting a little worried. You see, they had rented a car at the airport rather than take the shuttle up to the hotel. Well 3 hours later, they finally called Sandra's house when they made their way back to the hotel. Apparently they had been making pretty good time towards Guatemala. =P . Anyways, since it was almost time for the other part of the group to get back from their tour, I opted to stay in San Salvador rather than going up to Ataco for the night. Went out to dinner with Dad, Grandpa and Grandma, then hung out and went to sleep at a pretty decent hour.

Roger y Sandra's wedding was today up in Ahuachupan, near Ataco, and the reception was at the Jardin de Celeste. Overall a very, very nice wedding. Sandra looked absolutely stunning, Roger looked sharp, and from my point of view everything went off without a hitch. I got a bunch of nice pictures from both the wedding and reception, but naturally I forgot my card reader for my camera, so they will be uploaded when I get home.

Tomorrow was going to be a rest day, but that was planned when Dad and I expected to be celebrating well into the morning hours, rather than stopping at 9PM, so instead I'm probably going to go work out tomorrow morning, find myself a coffee shop in town, and generally enjoy the city until we meet up with Roger y Sandra tomorrow night. Monday I think we're planning a beach trip, then flying home Tuesday before driving up to Gainesville for a 930AM fluids test on Wednesday. Fun fun.

All in all, I'm in love with this country and wish I had more time to stay here. I think I'm going to have to come visit again in the spring, preferably with more linguistic skill and some dive gear. =) . Hope everyone is having a great time and I'll see y'all in a couple days.

-Z

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