More from Thursday -
In the afternoon, we went to the local open air market Elyse's teacher told us about. After splitting up to go in opposite directions to try to find it, we found the entrance to what seemed like a large market along a main street. Little did we know - it went a block north-south and at least that much east west. It was so huge we quickly got lost wandering around everything from clothing to fruits and vegetables to household goods, electronics, cd's collector items for video game and Dragon Ball Z enthusiasts, fresh cut flowers, dried beans and grains, and on and on. We ended up at a far end where there were rural families from surrounding farms selling their home grown fruits and vegetables in a dirt lot. We bought oodles of items for very little money, all farm fresh - including a cauliflower the size of a small watermelon. Eventually, a vendor took pity on us and directed us to the exit. Looking forward to Shabbat dinner!
After resting from our long day, we met up with our friend Josh for dinner. We heard about his adventure running up and down Volcan Acatenango. We hope to have similar adventures on a local volcano soon.
Our walk back to our apartment was made adventurous as a result of a downpour that we managed to avoid from the top with our umbrellas, but succumbed to below as a result of the flooded cobblestone streets. But we were pleased not to slip and fall.
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