Round Town
In town it was quite green with plants everywhere in some places, and there were loads of nice places to eat. It was quite big with lots of shops and churches and great markets. (Heather also picked up a street dog, who was very mangy but sweet - she followed us a long way on two different days - Heather wished they could take her home with them).
The Español Interactivo School
Going to school felt like we were at home again, only this school was lots funner
Market
We went on a trip from school to buy ingredients for our cooking. At the food market there was loads of nice colour it was really amazing and they sold ants too - horrible!
San Juan Chamula
We had another trip to Chamula - it was full of people selling belts, by the end we had loads. They also had a nice church too - (Heather adds, the church was absolutely amazing inside, we couldn't take photos so there are none. It was a pretty church on the outside but inside it was alive with people, candles, chickens, pop bottles, saints and painters. There were people sitting all over the floor, chanting over sick people with chickens to absorb the bad energy, they were also using loads of candles to make significant patterns, different colours and lengths mean different things. This particular culture also believes that bad spirits come out with burps so they have bottles of pop to help them to burp! What an amazing mixture of old pre-hispanic ritual and religion and Catholicism. The atmosphere was rich with the scent of burning candles, pine-needles that were strewn around the floor and paint (the painting of the walls has to be done regularly as they quickly get blackened by the constant burning of candles.)
1 comment:
Great photos - I loved seeing the food in the markets and I am very impressed that you are still being so adventurous in trying weird foods such as grasshoppers! Longing to see you all - not long now. Enjoy all the next few weeks, much love to all Jo xxxx.
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