Day 24: Grey Skies (San Pedro)

After a poor nights sleep, I went to a coffee shop on the lake. I enjoyed a delicious cup of cafe con leche  (coffee with milk) and the view of the lake with good music. It was the most refreshing way to start the day. After that, most of the morning was spent at the hostel, hanging out, repacking, etc. Then, when I went out for lunch, I happened to run into Alexis and Jean-Luc again! We went to a Japanese street stand in town. Afterwards, I took a walk over to the other side of San Pedro. There were more shops and restaurants here too, but it was very different from where I am staying. The streets are much narrower, where a tuk-tuk can barely fit through in some places and only motorcycles in others. There were also more restaurants and less shops than in my side of San Pedro. The view of the volcanoes here though were much more spectacular. From there, I went back up the hill past the market, and down into town. On my way, I stopped in the pharmacy to ask if they had contact solution. There was a man there trying to ask the clerk where the bank is. This is when I realized how far my Spanish has come. I'm nowhere near fluent, but I was able to ask the clerk where the bank is for the man, and then also explain the directions from the clerk to the man that the bank is down the road about 5 minutes on the left and the sign is green. I was pretty impressed with myself! I've never been the one to be the translator Ina situation. Yesterday someone also asked me if I speak English; that was also shocking! But I am so happy that I am able to blend in more with my language skills.

The rest of the afternoon I spent around town and at the hostel. I also finally bought my flight home, via Boston for a week! Now, I'll be arriving home March 23rd. For dinner, I had a falafel and pita bread with hummus. I guess today was the day for a break from local food.