Emily getting things ready for class to begin....
Reviewing with Ixkamey during the Kamulunïk (Review) early in the morning.
At the end of each day, we always had an etzlanem (game) to review the material that we had learned. As you can see, you never get too old for these things!
The tijonela' (teachers) planning our lessons....
Kem Chi (Grammar Lesson) with Filiberto, who is a renowned linguistic who wrote the infamous white OKMA dictionary!
Reviewing the day's material with Ixim Nik'te during the Kamulunïk (Review).
One day, Ixkamey told us a story about a man who needed to take some medication. On the label of the bottle, it said "Agítese bien antes de tomar." In Spanish, that mean shake well before taking the medicine. However, the man thought he was supposed to shake his body well, not the medication. This is Ixkamey doing her "Agítese bien" dance at the end of her story!
For our lesson on food, Anita and Clarice prepared a meal for the teachers and explained to them what ingredients they used to prepare. We all had a blast, especially when it came time to eat! Matyöx chi nuway!
Washing dishes in the pila with Ixim Nik'te and Ixkamey. Everyone else tried to help, but they insisted that they were "chanin, chanin" (fast, fast). I pulled out the married card and convinced them that three ixöqi’ (married women) are better than two! 
Lajuj Tijax helping Clarice and I during the Kamulunïk (Review).
From June 7th - June 18th, I was one of the tijoxela' (students) that participated in Kab'lajuj Ey, a Kaqchikel Maya Language School that Wuqu' Kawoq organized. Wuqu' Kawoq is an NGO that promotes ethnolinguistics and ethnomedicine in the Highlands of Guatemala amongst Kaqchikel-speaking communities. It was an amazing opportunity to work with Lajuj Tijax, Ixkamey, Ixim Nikte, and Filiberto from 7am until 4:30pm every day. The lessons were intensive, but the interactive components really helped us learn the material. Here are some of the pictures from our first week of classes....
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