This is our first joint post. Get excited. As we get ready leave Guatemala this weekend, we've quickly reviewed some of the highlights and low-lights of life here in the Guate.
The Good
-Living in a rugged, green country with many mountains and hills
-Ridiculously large amounts of nachos for only $10
-Cheap laundry service
-We are usually the tallest people wherever we go
-Everything is cheaper here than in the US, except for Taco Bell
-When someone gets mad at you, you can pretend you don't understand
-People are always ready to help you find something in the store
-You can carry your bag into the supermarket because you are a gringo while the natives have to leave theirs at the door
The Bad
-The fitted sheets are about a 45 thread count and WILL NOT STAY ON THE MATTRESS AT NIGHT. We promise we're not that bitter ...
-No hot water that comes out of the faucet
-You can't drink the water from the faucets
-When you do have hot water in your shower, you cannot adjust the temperature
-Toilet paper cannot be thrown in the toilet
-Skittles are overpriced (Jim taught a native how to say "ripoff")
-The internet is pretty slow
-The milk is fake and thin
-The historic cobblestones in Antigua are terrible for running
-Nobody can give directions to save their lives
The Ugly
-Dudes peeing in the street
-Black clouds of exhaust from the buses
-Some of the old Mayan women don't shave their armpits
-The police and national guard need the semi-automatic weapons they carry ... so does the guard at the North Face store?
-The occasional tourist, always American, who sticks a giant telephoto lens in a poor child's face to get a better picture
-Vendors perpetually trying to get you to pay a "gringo premium" for everything at the market.
-Outside of Antigua, the number of houses that are pieces of tin tied together. Thank goodness there's no frost here.
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