Day 18

Quiet day on my home front.  Class as usual but no afternoon activity due to the holiday.  Took a walk to try and find a recommended cafe.  There was a guy sleeping half on the sidewalk and half in the street in front of it and it looked rather closed.                                                                        Found a hostel that said it had a cafe inside as well.  Pictured right is the view from the street before stepping inside.  Proprietor spoke English and was busy giving a guy instructions on how to take a bus to Lake Atitlan.  After he was done we talked about how long I'd been here.  He said he came down 6 or 7 years ago planning to stay 3 months.  He is from Philadelphia and now has a wife and 4 year old child here.  He said it was his wife's dream to open this hostel so I guess he helped make her dream come true.  He couldn't find the chocolate for the hot chocolate I ordered so a person who I'm assuming was his wife and son came in to help.  The interaction was a bit odd.

He sent me up to the terrace and brought my hot chocolate later.  The hostel had a wide open courtyard surrounded by rooms.  From the terrace, beautiful views of the city and surrounding mountains pictured above!

Before heading home I also walked through the giant market in Zone 3.  No pictures though as it was quite crowded and I didn't want to attract attention.  Hope everyone has a lovely Christmas Eve!