The Cobbles o' Death

How nice it must be to live in a place where the rainy season starts right on schedule!

May 15th is the official start to the rainy season and so the heavens opened and it poured. The dust of many months was washed away and Antigua emerged bright and sparkling. The only drawback, the cobbles o' death.

I mentioned the cobbles earlier and have to say, they are hard going... literally. It's impossible to wear anything higher than a flip flop however wearing flip flops means one feels every single cobble through the sole. Add a torrential downpour and you've got it, not just cobbles but slippery cobbles. Throw in the occasional water-filled pothole, a few mad tuk-tuk drivers and one's very practical multi-purpose white jeans (an absolute must for treking in the tropics) are looking a little worse for wear! Next thing I know, I'll be climbing a volcano in plastic shoes...

Having got off to a rip-roaring start in Spanish at the beginning of the week I have met my match in los verbos. Oh the agony. However I refuse to go down without a fight and have two classes left. I'm determined to finish on a high note whatever that may be, although at this point it's most probably me screaming in pain!

I went to see a film after class today as there are a number of restaurants in Antigua showing free films. It's interesting to watch a film in English with Spanish subtitles and I enjoyed it however while my reading comprehension is improving, my conversation is still sadly lacking.