Arriving in Guatemala June 20, 2012 5 am

¡Hola! We have made it successfully to Guatemala City! Very
interesting first moments, haha... The airport here is very

nice, but once we got out side, it seemed a little bit 

sketchier the pick up-drop off is kinda weird, and so we

sit there for a second. The lady that helped us told us not 

to give anybody any money. There was a man who was walking 

around looking for people that he could shine shoes for. 

So the man walks up to me saying, "you like to shine your 

shoes?"  Of course I do, it's the best thing ever! So he

continues to tell me it only costs one dollar? I said what?? 

I shine my own shoes! He almost weasled a dollar out of me. 

Mind that this happened just after the lady told me not to 

give him any money. Whoops. Also, keep in mind that this 

conversation was half in spanish, half in english, which
made things even more complicated. After that we proceeded

to the bus they had gotten for us. It was an old ghetto, 

stick-shift school bus and they packed it full of luggage 

and gringos! very interesting experience so far! Was greeted 

by latinos and tried to speak the spanish i knew! I love you,

but have to go! Hope this is enough! 

Love,
Elder Hilton (not sure how to skip a line yet on a spanish 

keyboard.
Love you!)