La Capital es A-OK

A lot of y'all have prolly been hearin' some serrrriousss shiiiiiit about Guatemala City. Well let me tell y'all that it's pretty much all true. Yeah, it's crowded. Yeah, it's dirty. Yeah, there's tons o' crime and what not. And yeah, I had a blast there last weekend.

This just goes to show that always try to see a city with a native leading the way. Preferably if that native is K-Ro Flores, with her incredibly nice boyfriend on the side. Highlighst include:
* Driving for probably 45 minutes in the pouring rain trying to find a bar that had any room in it. Any. And then finding that bar and drinking incredible mojitos and flaming shots of goodness.

* One of the best breakfasts I've ever had in my life- including papaya, papaya juice, banana, black beans with sour cream, fried plaintains with sour cream, sweet bread, and tea. Oh, and this breakfast was in a beautiful mansion that K-Ro's father built and designed himself.

* A conversation with a very old and wealth Guatemalan woman who studied in the US when she was younger and got her masters of education. Being amused by her story of incredible luck from scholarships and generous financial gifts from her American family, and then complaining about poor people always want "money for free." Ha ha ha ha. Oh, the hypocrisy.

* A party at K-Ro's friends house that started around 3pm and lasted until 10pm. Said party involved more flaming shot drinks, and two people puking. Neither of whom was me. Success!

* A trip to a fruit market that ended with me buying the most incredible fruits ever. They do not exist in the US. And that is a shame.