Sunday - Gabe and James

Gabe - Hola Mom, Dad, and Genna!!! Today was Palm Sunday for the locals in Tamahu, and they celebrated the event with several celebratory actions. When we woke for breakfast they told us about the two-hour mass in the church, "iglesia", and we attended the event. Prior to the mass, we watched as the locals took strands of palm and sang as they walked in the streets. Several people wore special garments for the event, and the clothes consisted of bright colors. In the mass we were un-able to understand the actual sermon, but the people were welcoming and extremely happy that we joined in on the significant day for their culture. We even recieved a blessing for Mir Pace! So I am doing well, and I wanted you guys to know that Im having a great time and I miss you all very much. Especially you, Genna! Hasta luego! (Until next time!) James- Hola from Guatemala. We posted this a bit late because the internetcafe was, probably because of Palm Sunday. Seeing as Gabe posted about the festivities, I will fill in the blanks on the rest of the day. We did not go into the mountains today, so we got to see a lot of the town and the market. We hung out a lot at the sports court and played frisbee with the little kids. At first they seem to be a little nervous, but soon we are all having fun. Afterwards we played a game of basketball with some of the older kids who were about the same age as us. They were a lot better than us, but we did ok. It was about 6 on 6, us against them. We were all having a lot of fun and they invited us back tomorrow. At dinner some of us bought some handmade clothes. It was a good day, but I got to go. Bye hasta manana