Day 11 - Antigua

Sunday we spent the day shopping and enjoying Antigua before meeting the families that would host us for the week. It was difficult for us to be split into separate homes after living together for the last week and a half – we can’t imagine what it is going to be like when we actually go home. We were split up and dropped off at 4 different homes in Antigua for a few hours before we went to Nelly’s house. Nelly is a friend of Nancy & Karen’s that works in the local market who invited us to her home to teach us how to make authentic tortillas. She had a traditional Guatemalan outfit for us to wear when we made tortillas to help us to get the full experience. She made us REAL hot chocolate, as well. After this evening, many of us decided to purchase these special pots in hope to recreate this drink back home… if we get anywhere close to making what Nelly did, you will understand our love for this Guatemalan drink!