The Daily Grind.

I'm now pretty settled in Antigua Guatemala. Some people say it's not the best place to learn Spanish in Guatemala, but i'm really pleased so far. I've positioned myself on the edge of town with a local family and tried to limit the ease of opportunies to speak English - but at the same time, those opportunities are close enough if I want a break.

My daily routine consists of Breakfast with my host family at 7am, School starts at 8am and ends at 1pm, then lunch with the family, then usually the Gym, chill in a Cafe in the sun for a bit, then back to the grindstone for an evening of homework/study. It's pretty intense at times, but at such an early stage the difference in my ability with the language is amazing and a great incentive to keep my head down and not get sucked into the party scene - yet.

The pictures above are of my School, with the owner Vinicio (right), my teacher (mi maestro) Claudia (Centre) and Rafael, another teacher on the left. Other pics are of my room which is part of a small block of three student rooms at the rear of the host family´s house and the roof terrace where i'm spending a lot of time repeating verb after verb...