Antigua and a Convent

Thursday morning was uneventful, thank goodness. Except for sweating my face off on the bus and having a complete mental block in my Spanish class, everything was normal :)

I went back to mi casa for lunch, and then decided to head back into Antigua to walk around and take photos (ps - I'm actually living in Jocotenango, which is basically Antigua's left arm... but I can't walk to the downtown area from here)

One of the first places I went was an old convent that had been destroyed by earthquakes. It was basically a big brick patio with some arched doorways and a fountain - but it's attached to a beautiful bright yellow church. Pictures:


















I also discovered the Pillsbury Dough Boy's skanky cousin:


Do you see the arched bridge over the street in this photo?:


Apparently the nuns who lived in a convent down this road used to have to cross the street to go eat their meals. Every time they did, the men would gather and try to talk to them - eventually, some nuns started running away with the men - So the Mother Superior had this bridge built so the nuns couldn't interact with the men!

Here's just a typical Antiguan street:


I'm inserting the funny story I previously posted here, as I deleted that post:
I was walking around Antigua, and encountered many people handing out flyers for various restaurants and hotels. Not so strange - we've all gotten these things before.

One guy handed me a flyer, then said "Where you from? De donde eres? Where you from?" (Really - all 3 sentences ran together) When I told him the US, he said "Ah, American! You want to buy some really good weed?"

Apparently selling pot suddenly overshadowed selling a dinner when he found out I was from the US. He didn't seem to believe me when I told him I didn't smoke, and then laughed at me when I continued to walk away.

Anyways, it made me laugh.

After walking around, I decided I wanted a beer. I went into a place that advertised it's rooftop patio, and ended up meeting some nice people. And took a picture:


Of course, they all left this morning to go home.

(ps - can you see the necklace I'm wearing in that picture? Eduardo, the guy who took me on his motorcycle, deals in handmade Guatemalan items (clothing, jewelry, etc). Anyways - he was at the house when I returned after lunch yesterday, and gave Carina and I necklaces from his new "shipment"... I love it!)

So now it's Friday. School was uneventful, and I have no idea what the weekend holds. I wish I lived close enough to go out on my own, but maybe it's for the best :) I just hope I'm not bored out of my mind this weekend. And if I am, I hope I get off my butt and go do something :)

Love you all!