Summer

So it looks like Summer has come to Guatemala at last. At least for the most part. There have only been two days of rain in the past two and a half weeks. A tropical storm is currently on its way, but probably won't hit my department too hard. Everyday starts out a little foggy and cold, but the sun warms everything up and it gets pretty hot during the day, only to cool off around 5 or so.

This morning as I was walking down to the centro, the Jehovah's Witnesses or Mormons were out in force, spreading the word. It was kind of a strange site. The women were all dressed in colorful dresses with large straw or plastic hats, while the men were dressed in dress pants and shirts with a tie. Even the kids were looking pretty smart in dress clothes. When I first saw them walking around from house to house, I thought they were heading to a picnic at 9 in the morning, but then I saw the small blue books they were holding and knew what was up. At least it's a beautiful morning for them to be walking around.

School visits are over, but I'm keeping busy. I'm helping create a new curriculum for sex ed for older primary school kids (4th grade and up) and older kids. The teachers here are supposed to teach it, but hardly anyone does and with lots of teen mothers around, it's an important topic. I'm also hoping to start taking K'iche' lessons, if I can get in touch with the teacher. Also have some vacation time coming up for All Saints Day and Thanksgiving, but nothing set in stone yet.