Hector CastaÑeda

Hola!
I (jess) am going to be writing about this past Wednesday when Hector Castaneda gave us a lecture (i use this word lightly) about the history of Guatemala.
Up until this point we have been hearing about really heavy topics, which i know is really important when we are learning about a new culture, but it can be very overwhelming at times. Hector has a sense of humour. When he walked into the room he immediatly began talking to us in only Spanish, which was a little scary but he was funny about it.
Hector spoke to us about the history of Guatemala in a very easy to understand way. He explained things bluntly and to the point, and i was actually sad when it was over. I hope when i get to university theres speakers like Hector.
i have at least two pages of notes that i could talk about but heres the jist of it... Gutemalteca (guatemalan) people who are not rich have been taken advantage of for a very long time and have not been treated the way humans should be treated. its very angrifying actually. But im so glad that i get to learn about this.
We also started spanish classes on wednesday and as usual for me, the first day was confusing and hectic, but i enjoy classes now. i think im better at spanish for the 2 days that ive been learning than the 2 years of german ive been taking. but im not sure hehe.
After our spanish classes we (finally) went into guatemala city near the palace and churches and got to know the city a little bit. It is a really nice city with beautiful people.
Im so glad that i applied for this trip. No regrets. I reccomend that you all try out Guatemala at some point in your life.
Adios for now,
jess.