Spanish lessons on a volcanic lake

I´ve been in San Pedro for the last week, a beautiful town on a volcanic lake in Guatemala where Kate and I spent new years. The first few days were tough, I found myself getting way more attention from men, especially older men then I wanted and was wondering how great being a single female traveler was! Things have improved however..Here´s a little update for you all as I have been spending my time.-..

I felt something here at new years. An energy, something.....I´m so glad I was able to come back and go through it. I´m eating really good food, doing Spanish three hours a day and reading for most of the rest of it. The last two days I have hiked up into the real Guatemalan part of the town where I can get delicious and HUGE liquados in a bag for only 5Q. On my way to school I am going to go to a yoga center that is offering three day spiritual classes. Last night I dreamed of whirling dervishes. Yesterday afternoon I went to the Buddha bar and drank a massive pot of tea and then treated myself to Pho noddles and a glass of red wine while I watched a slow Alfred Hitchcock movie. Yesterday as I was washing my few clothes by hand I asked myself ¨what is life?´and realized that life is reading books, that it does not have to be seen as ¨down time¨ or a ¨break from life¨ because it is life! Yesterday I swapped the book I finished for Eat, Love, Pray AND found that I have a podcast on my ipod from the author! I´m feeling introverted and shy, awkward around people but its OK because right now I am finding sanctuary in myself. On Monday I head back to Guatemala city to pick up my visa and return to Copan.