Pearls from Guatemala...if you ever come here #3

Firecrackers.

If you've ever been here, you know what I'm talking about. Fireworks are like saying "Hey!" in America. They go off all the time for any reason whatsoever. Except it's also like saying "Hey!" at about 4am and then every 5 minutes afterwards until everyone you know is awake.

Two days ago it was the birthday of a family member in our house... So at about 6:15am a long round of fireworks went off right outside our door. it was great, seriously...

I found a great description of the firework experience online. Skip down to the fourth paragraph, but the rest is pretty interesting too.

While we appreciate this culture's unique traditions, we're glad to leave this one behind when we leave.Firecrackers.