Two days down and two more to go before we head to Tikal! Today was another interesting day because Paula wasn't in the kitchen and the other two didn't need help in the kitchen. When I walked in another volunteer Gabe asked me if I was going to the nursery and I told him about the extra set of hands in the nursery and how they didn't need help in the kitchen so he suggested helping in the classrooms. After the family came in I headed to the classroom and another volunteer was there with 2 kids. I played memory and name games with them and started talking to Sarah about her placement in the orphanage, and places she visited. She was telling me about how she had taken the overnight bus to Tikal and she told me where she stayed and some other insights into walking to the hostel instead of taking the "free" taxi, because the hostel would charge us later. All of our money is ready to give to Nayo who's going to buy our roundtrip tickets tomorrow...and we now have a place to stay!
We went on a tour of old churches today and watched another weaving demonstration, this one was machine weaving though. It was also complicated, but in a different way. There were a lot more parts to the machine to make the intricate design on the fabric used for traditional skirts. i got to try this machine weaving as well!
The inside of an old church. The front is original and unchanged...pretty interesting.
Me trying to machine weave.
Mayan women in front of an old catholic church that incorporated Spanish and Mayan (mainly the use of bright colors) cultures into the design.
A closer look at the traditional style of dress. You can see the fabric used for the skirt that the weaver was in the process of making!It was a pretty uneventful afternoon after the church tour. We picked up our laundry, stopped at a bakery on the way home, enjoyed some dinner, and watched some more of a different movie. I'm ready for bed, and ready for another day at work!
The cookies last night were a huge hit too!
The inside of an old church. The front is original and unchanged...pretty interesting.
Me trying to machine weave.
Mayan women in front of an old catholic church that incorporated Spanish and Mayan (mainly the use of bright colors) cultures into the design.
A closer look at the traditional style of dress. You can see the fabric used for the skirt that the weaver was in the process of making!
Those colors on the church are day-glow! how cool. You must be tall in a crowd like the one outside the church. Was weaving hard? Have fun in Tikal.
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