I live in San Mateo, a small pueblo with a population of 3,000. It is an agriculture community in the mountains. My host family consists of Don Enrique, his wife Dona Maria and their daughter Brenda. She is around my age and is getting married next month. However, they also have 5 other children. 2 live in the States and the rest live in Guatemala with their own families. They are a very friendly family and feed me enough food for an army. Don't fear, I will not starve here. I have Spanish Class all day and then hang out with the family the rest of the time. There is no hot water, so I take coooooold showers or lovely hot bucket baths. I rather enjoy the bucket baths. Water conservation and it is much better than dancing through a freezing shower like a squirming little girl. I let a scream everytime I get under that shower head and frantically clean.
All is well. I am clean and well fed. Can't ask for more than that!