Today was our last day in Xela. While Liz was in class, I went with the other students to a market in a nearby town called San Francisco. Here, we visited one of the largest markets in the area. It had everything for sale from vegetables to electronics to clothing to live animals. We asked how much a cow that we saw was and it's 5000Q, which is about $710. I guess you just hand over the cash and walk home with the cow. The way that the animals were treated was not that great, so that was a sad part of the market experience. Also, the crowds were pretty intense, which was a bit annoying. There is a church in the center of the market and we all went to the roof, where I got some nice pictures of the entire valley below, the volcano, and the town.
This evening, we had a farewell dinner with the students from school. It was a dim sum place where the chef promised us only vegetarian food, since everyone was willing to go vegetarian for the night, and we were brought nohting but meat dishes. After each plate that we were brought, we complained a bit, and were brought even more meat dishes. It was annoying, but it made for a lot of laughs about the restaurant and its service. It was a fun evening overall, and we shared some good stories.
Tomorrow, we are heading to Huehuetenango early in the morning. We decided that we couldn't fit in Copan, Honduras into our stay because it is too far away. I guess that means we'll have to come back some day.
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