My day:
I get up at 6:30. Breakfast is prepared for me at 7:00.
From 8-12:00, I practice Spanish with my tutor, Sergio (also a drummer), sipping tea occasionally.
From 12-1:00, I eat the lunch mi madre de la casa (house mother) prepared for me.
After that, I practice with my afternoon tutor, Sylvia, for 2 hours.
At 3:00, following my afternoon lesson, I am free to wander around until I eat dinner at 7:00 (also prepared by my house mother).
Yesterday, I went to a nice cafe and drank a latte while studying Spanish and then met up with some chicas for a free salsa lesson at 5:00.
It would fit into a well-worn narrative to describe my experience here in Antigua as being a pampered American dealing with the difficulty and inconvenience of living in a developing country. However, as you can see, the opposite is true!
