Xcalacoop represent

Hola mis amores.
Today ends the hottest day I have experienced in Piste yet. I think it got up to 110 degrees at some point. Luckily, we thought to go to this restaurant that has a pool during the afternoon. although the pool was very dirty it was so nice to swim a little and having a break from being sweaty and sticky. Around 7 a thunderstorm started and i got home just in time to miss most of it. i was really exhausted so i took a nap and woke up to the power being out. it lasted for about an hour. most of the time the family and i sat outside on their front patio to take in the fresh air after the storm. it was cool to be in my hammock during the storm.

This past friday we had a helpful discussion about our project ideas. although i came with the ideas of focusing on either 2012 or traditional healing methods, i am still interested in those topics bit want to do something with a broader so i am thinking about doing ethnographic research on the alcoholics anonymous groups here. it can be interesting in many ways, but especially here because the town is small and tight and nothing is really anonymous. hopefully it will work out to do. at night a few of us went to basically the only bar in town which we heard was crazy but was pretty empty and tame that night because people in town cant go out too much in the current lack of tourist situation.

Saturday we had class in the morning and then came home for lunch, then shared some music with my "sisters" uncle who is in a reggae band then went to the grandmothers house to learn some Maya then had a spanish lesson then walked around/had dinner for like 5 hours with my family and their 203394 relatives. my brain was sooooo tired from the language. we left around 12 to go to Xcalacoop, a neighboring town which was holding a disco. i went with brianna, my 15 year old"sister" Yili, her aunt tanya and then met up with matt and his bro there. It was so much more thna i imagined. it was in this tiny town and there was a huge stgae with DJs and dancers and area for dancing that you had to pay to get into in the town square. there was a crazy bus that took you around town playing music and flashing lights. we stood on the top level of the double decker and had to keep ducking to dodge the branches and powerlines. we danced a lot. it was a lot of fun.

Sunday i walked for a long time to get to the town baseball game then was there for a while. the teams didnt wear matching jerseys so it was hard to differentiate but im sure for everyone else it was fine. then went to church then met up with my group to watch Sarah's (the assistant to the program) film about her work in Maya town called Ek Balam.

I have been missing home today. I dont know why in particular but i guess no matter how much i travel, i will still miss home and my family and friends.
love you all!