We've now arrived at the "fun" category of clips. The next three posts will be filled with videos of me hanging out with friends and colleagues throughout the course of my service. It's a random sampling, but I hope it gives some idea of what we did to relax and have fun.
Rodrigo shows off his toys
What follows was shot on my very first day living with my host family in Pastores. I had been in Guatemala less than 72 hours, if I'm not mistaken, so my Spanish was still a bit shaky. I'm trying to ask my little host brother, Rodrigo, to show me his toys. He eventually gets the idea, but is more interested in using the camera himself.
Feliz cumple!
This next one's pretty easy to follow, even if you don't speak Spanish. Turns out birthday clowns are equally hilarious and/or terrifying -- depending on your own personal feelings on the subject -- in any language. This was a party for my host mother's neice toward the end of my training. As before, just ignore the "MyVideoConverter" watermark. (Although, I will give them a plug here since I've had so much success using the free version of their software. It's very user friendly for novice media editors such as myself. So if you're into that kind of thing, check it out.)
Nobody rocks a party...
like Pan Dulce rocks a party! The last video in this post is of Pan Dulce's debut performance at the Peace Corps Guatemala 2008 Fourth of July party. Pan Dulce was a rap group formed by several members of my training group that wrote songs based on our unique Peace Corps experiences. The song is in English but you may find that many of the jokes don't translate if you're not a Guatemalan Peace Corps Volunteer (or at least a Latin American PCV). Still, it's a jammin' song (called "Chicharron") and I think you'll enjoy it anyway. It's a bit difficult to hear, but see if you can pick out my two favorite lines: "Call me Pan Dulce, I'm that sweet//But I still get dirty like food on the street" and "Just one look and the chavas go nuts//Ayudantes pay me when I ride the bus." Parental advisory: one explicit lyric.
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