Appende tu boca!

Ok, so if you know me, then you might notice I try to pepper my English with a little Spanish every now and then. While I'm here in Guatemala, I've really stepped up my I game. However, as has happened in the past (DR trip of 2010- the hanger incidident), I've had a few faux pas. 1. Desayuno (breakfast) and despachio (slow) are often confused in my head. I might have told a child to eat slowly and asked one of the ladies to speak more breakfast. Oops. 2. So, not everyone here is eager to shovel their food into their mouths. Sometimes you have to use a little encouragement and spoon feed. At these times, it might be necessary to ask a child to open his/her mouth. Apparently the word for open is not aprende, as I thought. For the past 2 weeks I have been telling children to "learn their mouth" instead of open it. My bad. 3. Finally, although there have been many other errors, I often can't seem to differentiate the b/p/v sounds which leads me to last night: I asked Sergio to give me a peso before bed. Turns out the word for kiss is beso, not peso. I asked the three year old for a piece of Mexican money. Que lastima! I'll keep you posted as to any other blunders in espanol. There are sure to be more! Adios!