arrivals.

i lucked out and got on a direct flight for guatemala via miami. there were even some empty seats on the plane! i flew taca' and woah! can i just say how much i hate american airlines. when i flew san francisco to miami, they charged me ten bucks for a sandwich and 3 bucks for a bag of lays. heh. on taca i got free alcohol kids! my first alcohol drink on a plane ever was a double rum and coke, on the house. it was a spectacular flight. i watched my sassy girl and cried. cried!

my couple of days here have been pretty interesting. my camera broke at the gua airport' all i´ve got are shots of the new airport terminal. boo. i´m probably going to end up buying a new camera here because while i like the novelty of disposable film cameras, they are just that. a novelty. unless i get a holga.. helga.. whatever. one of those pseduo artsy fishbowl ones. that might actually be pretty fun. anyways, i´ve got no pics to show for now.

the only interesting place i´ve gone so far is the cemetery, as it´s tradition to visit the graves on thew morning of christmas night. we passed by some flower vendors posted just outside and i really really wished i had had my camera' it was a gorgeous array of red, blue, white, and green everywhere. it was chockful of people from all over the city buying flowers.. people in business suits, gym shorts, miley cirus t shirts and wipils. the two ladies hustling it were decked out in full indeginous decor- head to to toe beautiful textiles and a fierce attitude to match. there was no bargaining on this morning. if you didn´t buy there were tons of others behind you waiting to buy that bouqet. i visited my uncle´s grave and i thought about all the fun he was and how much his spirit is missed at my grandmother´s house. he truly brought any place he went to life.

my grandmother has remained a true blue character.. i only lasted one night there. i´m now enjoying the holidays with my aunt and uncle on the outskirts of the city. squee! internet, tv, fun cousins, booze galore!