We hope you all had a great Thanksgiving Day back in the US; we missed you all but were lucky to be able to spend the holiday with Mosiah’s mom. For the occasion we decided to spend the holiday at Lake Atitlan. Lago Atitlan, besides being one of the most beautiful places on the planet, is also home to many ex-pats and hippies (or one in the same). For this reason we were able to find a place that was serving the traditional thanksgiving dinner with a scrumptious vegetarian option. We stayed in a little village called Santa Curz accessible only by lancha (small boat). This town has become our favorite spot in all of Guatemala.
Many Guatemalans knew the basics of the holiday: big dinner, turkey, giving thanks etc… However, when we explained how the holiday started some were amazed to learn the United States has an indigenous population like Guatemala.
Here is some Spanish Thanksgiving vocabulary for you:
turkey - pavo (or in Guatemala “chompipe”)
mashed potatoes - puré de papa
pumkin pie - pastel de calabaza
cranberry sauce - arándano rojo
Some pics from Diane´s trip:
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well now that there are pictures I can make a comment. It looks like it was a fun visit. That lake is beautiful, I can't wait to see it in person. Between Kate's very traditional Thanksgiving complete with the whole turkey process and you describing the indigenous Indians already living around Plymouth Rock, I think Guatemala learned a bit about the US version of Thanksgiving. Living the adventure!
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You two were definitely missed at Thanksgiving in Tactic!! Maybe next year?:) See you soon!
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Finally making a mark on your site. Loving you and thinking of you lots, espeically since I found your green sheep the other day. So glad you're having visitors! Was chatting with Soren's mom the other day and she was commenting on how great it is PC volunteers can have visitors now. For some reason they weren't allowed before?! I said well when's March and let the fun begin!! Love you guys!! Love, S & S
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