Guatemalan birthday

I had the opportunity to spend my 23rd birthday in Guatemala!

The day started pretty normal, with a trip to an internet cafe and breakfast. At breakfast I did receive a hug and blessing from my family and Karla's mom.

We then ate lunch, which was a delicious, traditional Guatemalan dish called Pepián. The turkey that was cooked was killed fresh in our backyard. It was a new experience to see them plucking the feathers off the turkey and then put it in the pot to cook. It was very good, though! Below is a picture. This is a typical dish eaten on Holy Thursday (I think...).

A Traditional Guatmelan Dish: Pepián

We then enjoyed a cake made by Karla's sister, the professional baker! It was a rico (delicious) chocolate cake with ice cream in the center (because my favorite type of cake is ice cream cake). As you can see, it was beautifully decorated! Notice the two little eyes in the background ready to eat...

"Congratulations Britta!"

The day ended with a tour around town to eat some Gringas (the name of a type of taco and the word for "white person" in Spanish). We also were able to see the "Jews" searching for Jesus, which is a traditional re-enactment done in Sacapulas. The Jews travel around to different stops in the town. Notice, the Jews are actually Romans. :)  What a beautiful end to a beautiful birthday. :)

"Jews" looking for Jesus

An example of one of the stops of the "Jews"

"Gringas" eating "Gringas"