We are now back from our trip in Lake Atitlán. We had such an awesome time exploring with our guides Dolores and German.
Here is a cool photo I took from our trip of the long and steep main street in San Juan La Laguna.
Yesterday we had class in the morning reviewing our trip to Lake Atitlán and all the various things we had learned and then had an evening cooking class with Josue, the head chef at Casa Herrera. It was super fun and actually super easy. We were given all the ingredients and just had to roll them and wrap them in the husks. Then we waited until they were done, which was about an hour, and took them home to eat for dinner. We were all so full.
Today we had two classes, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. These classes are so helpful to wrap our heads around the topics we’ve been learning because it’s a slower pace. Sometimes I feel like trying to gather all the information on excursions is hard for me due to various things taking my attention, but the classes help me focus and process everything in an organized way. In our classes today we learned all about the Maya Calendar and we even got to find our personal nahuales. These are spirit animals that are found based on the day you are born and help describe the type of person you are. Mine is “5 kaan”, which means snake in Kaqchikel. The snake indicates someone who is a guardian or protector and the 5 means that I am a traveler and always feel the need to be active or moving. It’s such an interesting concept and a lot more intricate than horoscope signs like Gemini or Libra.
-Jack Dunn