Halfway!

So we've made it halfway through our trip! It's crazy to think that we have already been here for two weeks, but it has been amazing and we have learned so much.  This morning while we were eating breakfast at a great bagel place called The Bagel Barn, we came up with a list of things we have learned so far...

25 things we have learned so far:

1. No towels actually absorb water
2. Grocery stores only sell hot dogs and cold cuts, no other meat
3. The amount of English that the people in the markets know is just enough to be offensive - "Lady, make a deal."
4. Water and jello is sold in plastic bags
5. The correct pant size here is two sizes too small
6. The prices in the markets are raised immediately upon seeing a gringo
7. Just because someone tells you they own Gallo beer and an island in the Carribean does not mean they really do
8. Do not give your number to the teller at the only bank you use
9. When working construction, if something does not fit, just use a sledgehammer until it does
10. Coffee is 100x better and 3x cheaper down here
11. If you are over the height of 5'5'' you will definitely feel like a giant
12. It is acceptable to be offered weed or coke in front of a police officer
13. Rabbits are not pets, they are dinner
14. Do not pet the dogs (they all have pulgas or fleas)
15. Toilet paper goes in the trashcan, never the toilet bowl
16. Ex-pats love to share their political opinions, even if you didn't ask for them
17. Generally only 10% of the keys they give you will actually unlock the door they are supposed to
18. Guatemalans are the nicest people you will ever meet (and the most photogenic)
19. Things that are more acceptable in public than wearing shorts:
      - Guns
      - Breastfeeding
      - Sleeping on the job
      - Machetes
20. It is unacceptable to ask for bags at the grocery store, you will have to pay 20 cents per bag
21. Siestas should be a part of daily American life
22. There are no stop signs, only speed bumps
23. Do not drink the water, but you can use it to brush your teeth
24. We will never blend in - we stick out like sore thumbs
25. We never want to leave