{"id":51,"date":"2001-03-28T19:20:00","date_gmt":"2001-03-28T19:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mercurystate.wordpress.com\/2001\/03\/28\/323\/"},"modified":"2008-09-17T15:29:10","modified_gmt":"2008-09-17T19:29:10","slug":"323","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seekingsol.com\/323\/","title":{"rendered":"feeling small"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It took me a whole 48 hours to settle into the scene here. <strong>I\u00b4ve already found myself a school AND an apartment!<\/strong> I\u00b4ll post more details as soon as I take pictures&#8230;because you really have to see to believe. Speaking of, I\u00b4ve added a dozen or so pics to the <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.zing.com\/album\/?id=4292838741');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.zing.com\/album\/?id=4292838741\" target=\"new\">Antigua Photo Album<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I picked up my breakfast (pineapple yogurt, sliced mango from a street vendor, fresh bread and bottled water = 12 Quetzales = $1.25 US) and took it to La Merced Church and then chilled in the ruins behind for a few hours *pictured above*. The fountain is said to be the largest in Central America. *thinks about it* Funny&#8230;<strong>the ruins make me feel small in the same way that the ocean does<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>****<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.zing.com\/picture\/p1b17faa897caddbdd4d3e90b01c455e7\/feb574d5.jpg');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.zing.com\/picture\/p1b17faa897caddbdd4d3e90b01c455e7\/feb574d5.jpg\" target=\"new\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zing.com\/picture\/p1b17faa897caddbdd4d3e90b01c455e7\/feb574d5.jpg.thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If I didn\u00b4t mention it before, it\u00b4s summer here in Guatemala&#8230;and it is HOT! Anyone who knows me though, knows that that is exactly the way I like it. <strong>I\u00b4m already two or three shades darker<\/strong> than when I arrived, and while all the locals approach me in Spanish&#8230;so do all the travelers with &#8220;excuse me&#8230;do you speak English?&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<p>Did I forget to mention that on my plane ride to Guatemala <strong>they asked me if I was over the age of 15<\/strong> because I was sitting in the emergency isle? I mean I KNOW to bring my ID to movie theaters and race tracks, and given, I left my makeup at home&#8230;but 15? That\u00b4s hilarious!<\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It took me a whole 48 hours to settle into the scene here. I\u00b4ve already found myself a school AND an apartment! 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