This is what I see as I'm walking to school. The school is four stories tall and is two buildings connected by a patio. The upper stories are apartments that are rented out to students.
Casa Xelajú is the name of our school. Guatemala is known for having a lot of language schools for tourists who want to learn Spanish.
The inside. Yup, it's a room.
The patio.
There are about 30 of us Whitworth students, CASP and the Jan Term group combined. We attend class from 8am to 1pm, with a 30 minute break to eat sweet bread and drink coffee or tea. We're each in groups of 2 students per professor, who customizes our lessons based on our individual needs. I spend the first 4 hours with my partner, Morgen, and our teacher Jorge. Then, for the last hour, we split up and I get Jorge all to myself and she works with another teacher. It's really fun, but by the end I'm glad it's time for lunch and I can stop practicing grammar.
After lunch we all do an activity for a couple of hours. This week we start volunteering at la Pedrera, which is kind of like a Boys and Girls club that our school supports.
All of the staff at Casa Xelajú are really nice and helpful; it's a good place to learn Spanish.
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