My Ahijadas and Their (Very) Extended Family

I never know how many invitees I'm going to get when I entertain, and I entertain several times a week here. Sunday I picked up my two sponsored daughters (ahijadas, we call them here, which is a much nicer term than 'sponsored daughters', because it also means goddaughters) with afternoon plans of swimming in Lake Atitlan and preparing and eating dinner together. Six others joined us, all family members, from 18 years old down to 16 months (those two being mother and son).

Their house in Chukmuk is a mile and a half from Las Milpas, so when a tuc-tuc approached, we grabbed it.  There was another person in addition to the driver already on board, so we were eleven in the tuc-tuc.  If you have never seen one, it's a motorcycle with a shell and a backseat which seats two adults comfortably; only the driver is legally allowed in the front seat. Eleven is probably close to a record.

Everyone had such a good time swimming, bathing in the water (even though the cyanobacteria is back), cooking together and eating, that we decide to do it again Wednesday, except that they would teach me how to make tortillas then.

And Wednesday was nearly a repeat of Sunday, although no less fun, but also included a lesson in making tortillas.

Words do not do justice -- watch the videos!