Hi Folks

We are taking a week off of language training. All of Guatemala shuts down for Semana Santa, the Holy week. I wanted to try to go fishing at the coast but since all the locals also head to the ocean beaches we decided not to go. We did some shopping for birthday presents for our children and grandchildren. I bought a light coat. The guy just kept dropping his price until we finally we realized that he was only asking 160 Q ($22 Canadian) Sheila was going to make one for me, however she cannot buy the material for that price. Shirts are the same thing 90 Q for a stylish bright lime green shirt. Hmmmm the material was going to cost 350 Q. So some things are just less expensive here. Speaking of inexpensive we could have bought 10 mangos for 10 Q. It takes 6.5 Q to make a Canadian dollar. Well I must get working on our next newsletter so will signoff for now. More great pictures will be on here soon.
All the Best.. Tim