Así, Yo Falto 7 dìas. At this time next week I`ll be on a chikenbùs back to Guate City. I probably won`t write much as I`ll be spending most of time saying goodbye to all the friends I have made here. Look for some parting words some time next weekend.

Tonight, Mara (one of the local volunteers and housemate) and I are cooking pizza for the entire family. 25 people in total.

Yesterday, Lindsay (fellow student and housemate) and I went on a little adventure. I`ve been dying to see the local activolcanonoe, Santaguito. Apparently there is some sort of lookout (mirador) where you can see the lava and giant plumes of smoke. So instead of getting a map, we decided to go to the town, llanos de pinal, and ask around. We felt fairly confident as 10 different people all gave us the same directions. According to my Lonely Planet guide, the Mirador is only 90 minutes from the towAboutout an hour in to the hike we met some friendly gringos who told us that we had at least 2 hours to go. What??? That makes three hours. We decided to keep walking. We came across a couple of cow herders who guided us in the right direction asked for some money for their troubles and said some sort of prayer to the God of stupid gringos.

We kept walking... and walking... and walking (for you spaniaficionadosdos this would be the perfect time to use the imperfect tense) when we had the suddrevelationion that we were climbing Volcùn Santa Maria, one of the toughest hikes around. Our suspicions were confirmed when we met yet another group of grindescendingding the volcano.

So Lindsay and I stopped, enjoyed the beautiful surroundings, ate power bars, and went home. No Lava, no smoke, nada. But we wouldn`t have seen anything anyway since the fog had enveloped both volcanos. Se La Vie.

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World Cup 2006.