Semana Santa Part 1

It certainly has been an eventful Semana Santa so far for the Klandermans. We began the break attending Maria Luisa's daughter's quinsenera (not sure if I spelled that correctly, it translates into her 15th birthday party, a big event in Guatemalan culture). A very cool afternoon up at Maria Luisa's house in San Pedro.

Maya and Maria Jose at the party.

We had a wonderful meal called Pepian, which is a stew with vegetables and chicken. It is one of my (Aaron's) favorite Guatemalan dishes. As you can see above Lily loves it too! Awesome stuff! Above Caden in the photo is Maria Luisa's youngest daughters Dulce & Andrea.

A great view from her home (the town of San Pedro). We also had a couple earthquakes while we were there. Both registered in the 4.5 region on the Richter Scale. Things wobbled but nothing fell over. The kids hardly even noticed since they were running and playing.

Maria Luisa and Maria Jose

Lily thought it was pretty fun pulling water up from their well. The kids basically argued over who got to pull the water up next. I thought it was pretty funny since Maria Louisa said her kids argue about NOT having to do it.

Don't worry folks this is only installment #1 of the Semana Santa week for the Klanderman's much more to come.

Aaron