Note to self: red-eye flights are not a good idea

I am currently in Chisec, Guatemala. It´s day three and I´m just getting over the ¨What am I doing here?" phase. Chris and I just finished dinner at a street stand and witnessed the owner beat up his son for leering at me. So now you all have proof that my safety is in very good hands. Or maybe I should just bring this guy around with us. Actually, we´ve been surprised: we feel very, very safe and there hasn´t yet been a threat of theft that we´ve seen.

We´ve definitely had some amazing experiences thus far. We´ve ridden in three buses with three very different drivers: #1 was medium, #2 was fast, and #3 was faster. On that 3rd bus we weren´t sure we were going to make it...

I have to brag that we´re doing very well, too, especially considering this is only our third day here. Our Spanish keeps getting better, and we´re strating to know how to ask the right questions, such as ¨does the shower have hot water?¨ We´re learning how much is a reasonable price for a banano, which is what they´re called down here. Note to the Mestizo woman at the market in Coban: I may be a gringa, but I´m not going to buy 1 banana for 5 dollars.

Today we visited La Candelaria caves and were led on a private tour down the river, underneath the caves. The best part was that our mode of transport was innertube!

Pictures soon, I promise. I have to go now or I´m going to melt away into a puddle on the floor of this internet cafe.