So after a hectic month of travelling and Semana Santa in Antigua, things have finally started to settle down. The school has finally returned to a bit of normality after all of the Easter processions and celebrations. Spending Semana Santa in Antigua was great. There were daily processions and carpet making almost everyday. I helped out my host famiy with the carpet making, which includes making various complicated shapes out of flower petals, and detailed patterns out of sand (or some other substance like it). It was an incredible time to be in and around Antigua, as carpet making usually went on way into the night, so there was a real communtiy feel.

The procession in Itzapa was also incredible. I finally managed to see quite alot of the community that I am working in, rather than just being stuck in the school all day. The processions were incredible and also the volunteers were able to carry the procession for part of the journey around Itzapa. It must have looked really weird for the people who live in Itzapa, I can imagine. Then the week after the volunteers were able again to walk around Itzapa. It was great but also quite saddening to see where the children live, and how far they have to walk just to get to school. I think that the GVI project here really does loads of good for this community.

This past weekend I went to Monterrico, which is a beach that has sand that is made completely out of volcanic ash. It was very cool to look at, but unfortuantely I couldnt walk on the sand as it was too hot and the sea was too strong to swim in! But I still had a great time, it was nice to get some sand and sea for a bit! Apart from this I havent been out of Antigua much recently. I have been going up into the mountains as there is a great kind of hotel there which is good fior live music. Hopefully I will be getting out of Antigua soon, I would very much like to go to Nicaragua. But I shall see I guess. GVI dont really seem to know what they are doing, and I do have a slight feeling of being messed around.
But apart from that life is great here. The school is great even though its alot of hard work it is very rewarding.

Ill blog soon!