Today is my last day here in Guatemala and I am pretty sad to be leaving my host family but today is also a day of celebration since it is the day of the cross here in the city where everyone celebrates God and their Christian and Catholic beliefs. Since this was my last day we all woke up early (3 in the morning on May 2nd) so we could go to Lake Amatitlán say some prayers then head to Tikal national park 356 miles away... yay 6 hours on a bus. On the the way their we stopped at a flower shop near the bus stop that was headed to the lake and picked up some roses to show our respect for God, as soon as we paid the bus pulled up and we got on. On the buss i tried to get some sleep but i had to sit next to this weird guy that kept staring at me and smelled like a wet goat and you don't even want to know what the goat smelled like. But before I knew it we were at the lake and I felt we were kind of rushed we quickly got of the bus, moved our way though the crowds which i was shocked to see put our flowers on the bank of the lake then we got down on our knees in front of the cross and prayed when we were done we quickly left since my host family wanted this day to be packed full of excitement so we rushed onto a bus headed to Tikal.
I woke up not even realizing I had fell asleep and now we were in the jungles of Guatemala and it was hot, steamy, bright and yet very beautiful. In less then 5 minutes the bus slowly came to a stop and I saw what all the hype was about it was amazing their was ancient ruins jutting from the jungle landscape surrounded by all the beautiful flora and fauna, it was like being transported back to an ancient Mayan city. We walked down the path to right and just experienced every thing Tikal National Park had to offer, while absorbing all of the awesomeness of the park Mrs. Castillo told me that they only just found the ancient Mayan city and that the reason it is so well preserved was because when archaeologists started to excavate they had guidence from Mayan descendents that lived in the jungle by it. throughout the park we saw pyramids and other great structures that i thought were ahead of their times amd a feat of ancient engineering. Before I knew it it was about sun down and we had to get on the bus to go back to the house so I could pack up and get ready to go home.
When we got back to their house I packed up and we talked for a while then we went to bed. The next morning i got up nice and early and said my good byes and told them that I would keep in contact with them when I got back to America. Then it was time to go I had the time of my life here and I already want to go back.
Here is a picture of the pyramid at Tikal National Park and here is the link for the parks website. http://www.tikalpark.com/
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