Awoke at 5am. Read in bed until around 7am. Reviewed my lessons: my maestra has been making notes in a booklet. Then got ready for class.  

Today, on our walk, we went to a weaving place, and then walked to another neighborhood where there was a small market. On the way, we ran across a guy walking (to the square or one of the markets?) with a bunch of belts on his arms. Found one I liked, $6.  

After class, stopped in at Dos Tejanos for a pulled pork sandwich, with fries and cole slaw $5.45, and a beer. After a good lunch and having awakened early, I was tired. I washed my clothes and put them out on the clothesline. Then I lay myself down for a quick nap. Woke up at 2:25; there was a function at the school, scheduled for 2:30. It's a ten minute walk to get there. So I hustled, walked fast, and jogged a little.  

The function was a presentation about Semana Santa (Holy Week), which is next week (for all you heathens!) When I got to the school, some of the students had already begun working on the sawdust carpet, which locals make on the streets (for more information, look it up on the 'net - biggest deal of the year for most Latinos). Some students helped with decorations or food prep. The rest of us just tried to stay out of the way.  

The sun was going down when they finished the carpet (about 20 feet long) and we had lectures from different students (the most advanced ones - actually part of their curriculum (semester long study, from a university in Minnesota)), each lasting only a few minutes.  

Then we went through a buffet line where the teachers had set up typical foods served for this particular feast time. The food was decent, but nothing special.  

I thought we would be done by 5pm, so I didn't wear my jacket. With the sun having just set, I was getting pretty chilly. There wasn't anything else scheduled, so I was one of the first to leave.  

I walked as fast as I could, to stay warm and to get to my warmish hostal (no heat anywhere in Guatemala, except maybe in the richest homes). On the way, I almost got cut off by a procession - Semana Santa has already begun apparently, and had to hurry to get by the front of it, going one block out of my way.  

Jumped in bed and read myself to sleep nice and cozy.