DeedeeBeester
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Deedee that is so cool that you brought up what they have in Guatemala because your right, I would have never thought that there are American restaurants down there. I wouldn't think jungle, more beautiful landscaping. Do you have any fun traditions or traditional Guatemalan foods that you do?
I love our group!!! It is so much fun to not only go through this amazing journey but seriously getting a glimpse of the world out there is so much amazing to me!
I have family in Houston and DH and I really like it there. It is very busy much like here where we are but there are some really beautiful places there. DH and I moved cross country twice. Once when we got married, we moved from Georgia to California to stay with my family and it was an amazing trip then ... then later on we moved from California to Florida. Beautiful trip ... driving through all the different states, seeing the changing landscape is great.
I have a friend from high school who took a teaching job in Thailand and the pictures she posts are amazing!! She says the food there is incredible and it makes it hard to stay in shape. She recently has posted a picture of her laying with TIGERS!!! She gets to ride elephants ... Just amazing!
When I first got here people would ask me about mexican food!! And I find it hilarious when I have to ask hubby what food they are talking about when I go to a mexican restaurant. He eats it more than I have ever in my life. Hahaha.
It's funny you ask about traditions. Guatemala should be a synonym for tradition. We are a country that only makes food one day a year because it's that day's food hahaha. For easter we have a blast the whole week with special food you can only find that week I wouldn't stop with the list. The one that is coming for nov. 1st on All Saints Day is fiambre. There are stories behind food, this one is about a high society lady back in the conquistador time that didn't have a meal for her guests, so she decided to put a bunch of food together and call it Fiambre. haha I just know I love it and cried a little last year because I couldn't find all the fresh ingredients like you do in Guatemala. We have a bakery in every neighborhood, we have a creamery for diaries, cheeses and milk, my mom even calls the meat place to have her meat delivered. If the meat place is done with the fresh meat of the day they close their doors, even if it's noon Of course we have supermarkets, etc but I would only go there if it's super late and an emergency.
I remember when hubby first went and I took him to malls, one of the things he told me was that I was going to be so disappointed with the malls in the US... he was in for a big surprise. There are of course beautiful landscapes, lakes, you can see volcanoes all over from the city... but we have a hectic city... lol and like EVERYWHERE, you need to know where to go to stay safe. We aren't living under a rock, at least not where I grew up.
Oh, and the jungle is 8 hours away in car from where I lived.... where all the mayan ruins are.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pT8pAAdObA0/SQzVTs39xgI/AAAAAAAAAJU/aRAmFvmfoTw/s400/fiambre2008.JPG A fiambre I found online. it seems to be 1 plate, for 1 person LOL