Home on the lake

This is the old fella who lived next door to us in San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala. He is 90 years old, blind in one eye, has few teeth, spends his afternoons sitting outside his house and people kiss his hand to greet him. He is Mayan and speaks Tz'utujil, the indigenous language of the town. We will remember him for his trendy sunnies and cool pants. We've just finished another week of Spanish classes. Our school was positioned along Lago de Atitlan, a massive Guatemalan lake surrounded by volcanoes. Here, kids fly home-made kites, women carry things on their heads, people bathe and wash their clothes in the lake and freshly home-cooked tortillas are part of almost every meal.