Weekend fun

I can only speak for the 7 of us who went to Panahachel and chichicastenengo this weekend (April, Jenna S., Jen H., Cari, Krista, Megan, and Mary), but we had a blast. We started off on Saturday am and went to an orphange that is run by Franciscan nuns. The children were beautiful. We played "pato pato, gonzo" (duck duck goose) as well as with 2 pinatas. Everyone had a great time. We then completed the 2 hour trip to Lake Atitlan and Panajachel. The scenery was beautiful! We were treated to a great lunch and a beautiful hotel (hot showers, no cockroaches, and TV)! Of course with 7 women, we elected to shop vs taking a boat across the lake. Everyone had a great time bartering and certainly assisted the local economy. We ended the evening with a fantastic dinner at a restaurant with a view of the lake and a serenading Spanish band. This am, we drove to Chichicastenengo. On Thursday and Sundays, they set up the region's largest open air market. Take the day after Thanksgiving and multiply it by 1000 - we were extremely overwhelmed after 1 hour and decided to head back to Antigua for a little more "relaxing" shopping atmosphere.
We are awaiting the return of the rest of the group from their excursion to Tikal - we will then head out to dinner with our service team leader as it is his birthday.
We are definately ready to work tomorrow!