An interesting turn ...

Check out this circus I found in Jocotenango! Lucas Brothers - don't remember reading anything about them in your dissertation, Micah. I'm thinking I might check it out if it's still there next week - if I do I'll be sure to take plenty of notes :)

So on Friday, a guy from a photo gallery in town stepped out of his shop and struck up a conversation with me. We chatted for a bit and he showed me a few of the photos he was selling. Then he told me about some school he teaches at on the weekends. He said that every Saturday he teaches Ingles to Mayan kids at a school about 20 kilometros outside of Antigua. Pretty cool, right? He said that if I'd like to help out, I could come stay at his place Friday night and then we could go to the school at 8 the next morning ... And that weirded me out a little bit ...

On Sunday, as I was heading to Cafe Condesa for breakfast, he flagged me down in the street. We chatted a little bit at we walked and he shared with me that he's gay. Which puts the sleepover invite in a whooooooole new light.

He found me again today. He wants to get dinners sometime. I'm gonna have to figure out how to explain to this guy that a mi me gusta chicas (I like girls). I'm sure that the language barrier will make this even more comical/awkward than necessary.

Awesome. On the plus side, this has been a learning experience. Evidently there's a secret handshake that gay Guatemalan dudes have ... and now I know it. Guess they'll have to change it now ... secret's out.

On a slightly straighter note, Joe, Tony, Ron, and I had a boy's night out at Hector's! It's enfrente de (in front of) La Merced. It's a tiny little place - really nice inside - with about 5 or 6 tables. They serve a fantastic fillet! The meat itself was great, but what really sold it for me was the sauce and the grilled tomato. Really excellent. If you come down and visit me, I'll take you there.