A Date!

Don and I had a date this morning. We went to the market together at 6 am. We left the kids - some were sleeping, some were up doing school - with a walkie talkie, just in case they needed us. We usually go to the market on Friday nights but we all went to the river yesterday. The kids played in the sand and water. The big kids played volleyball. So the next best time to go to the market is very early on Saturday mornings - less people. We took pictures of what we purchased.

We bought these fruits and vegetables in the market today for 95 Quetzales or Q. The exchange rate is about 7.4 Q for $1. So our total cost was about $13.


In contrast, Duane and Leslie went to Guatemala City yesterday and bought us these groceries for Q418 which is about $56. Obviously, fruits and vegetables are very inexpensive here. Most of the groceries we had them buy in the city are dairy products. We cannot buy them up in the mountains. We have not been eating much meat because it is expensive as well (we will buy some fresh chicken this week which isn't too bad in price) but we wanted to get some dairy for the protein. We are eating lots of veggies and fruit! Hope this gives you an idea of costs etc.


When Don was working on the roof at the Children's Home, he slipped and fell on the algae. He was fine but his shirt was covered in gross algae. I washed it in the pila (see picture in other blog entry) and then hung it to dry. He continued working on the roof without a shirt. I was telling the women at the Home that Don was "muy blanco" or very white. I also told Don that he needs some sunscreen - but because he is afraid of heights he did not want to climb up and down the ladder too many times. Well, now he is "muy rosado"! (very pink!) The kids took a picture for your enjoyment!