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| Conexíon Brasil in the bookstore! |
On Thursday, June 23, Gesoel, Omer, Paulina, Rodrigo, and I
took a mini-group trip to Antigua to have dinner with two renowned linguists
and Mayanists, Ryan Bennett (Yale) and Robert Henderson (Arizona). We arrived
in Antigua in time to have a late lunch at Hector’s Bistro, right across the
street from Iglesia La Merced, a gorgeous colonial church. While our dining
experience in Patzún was delightful (I’m still craving frijoles!), it was
lovely to have a taste of fine dining at Hector’s. We followed up our leisurely
lunch with a little bit of gift shopping for our host families at the market
and at a lovely little bookshop.
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| Learning about Kaqchikel from the experts! |
After a brief nap at the hotel, we took off to meet Ryan and
Robert in the central park of Antigua. We grabbed drinks and chatted up a storm
about all manner of Mayan linguistics–phonology, syntax, and semantics
included! The conversations continued at Micho’s, where we enjoyed the stormy
night at a table in the inner courtyard of the building. We stayed for hours,
talking up a storm and having a blast. We didn’t stay too late, because our
intrepid dinner companions Robert and Ryan had to head to Uspantán (about an
eight hour ride away) first thing in the morning to do some of their own
fieldwork.
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| Fuego erupting! |
In the morning, we went to Café Condesa for a nice
breakfast. After the rainy day we had before, the sun was much appreciated, and
we again ate a delicious meal in the building’s courtyard. We made two stops
before hitting the road. First, we sent off some postcards at the post office (who
doesn’t love getting international postcards from their loved ones?). While we
were waiting, we noticed Volcán de Fuego erupting a little. It was mostly ash
(no lava!) and was really quite a sight to behold. Afterwards, we stopped by
Doña Maria Gordillo, a confectionary shop that has been in Antigua since the
1870s. You can get all manner of delicious candies there, including delicious
marzipan apples and milk candies. We left shortly after our stop in the candy
shop, and made the drive back to Patzún through Chimaltenango and Patzicía.
While we were happy to enjoy a little decadence in Antigua, it was good to get
back to work in Patzún!
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| On the hotel roof! |
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| On the hotel roof! |
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