Beginning of Something Great

Hey all

Man o man, life is good. I am loving it down here for the second time around. It has been great to see the place again and wander around in the beauty of the colonial city. It has been great to have Ben and Kale down here and so see them enjoy the place as much as I did and it helps me to value this experience this so much more.
We made it hear safely after a day of travel, and then were picked up at the airport by our Spanish teacher. It was so sweet to talk to him and get the chance to translate for Ben and Kale...it was surprising how much that I could remember, and exciting to be able to help others out.
The classes have been good. I'm learning and relearning a lot. I think that for Ben and Kale then are having a good time with the Spanish, though finding it a bit of a challenge, which most people do at the beginning.
It has been great living with our Spanish families. Ben and kale live with the school director and I'm next door with a different family. It has been great to speak and learn about the families and some more of the culture while we are down here.
Its a lot different experience than Discover because all the trip is dependent on our planning, but I think that make it a lot of fun.
Ben and Kale had their first time at the market and bought some ponchos. It was pretty interesting to watch them go through that for the first time with the haggling and the ridiculous prices that people start with and where you can get them down too....for example they started at Q225 and ended at Q50...a bit of a difference
It has been so great to meet people from all over the world with the same mind set and goals as you. So far we have met people from England, South Africa, China, Japan, the States, Korea, just to name a few...
There are some great people here.
I want travel to be an integral part of my life and I am enjoying what I am doing so much, this place is great, the people are great, this experience is great.
Well that is all for now, I hope that you enjoyed it

Talk to you later and I hope to hear from some of you.

Bye for now.

Mike