A “Fairy” Nice Ending
Posted August 18, 2019
Our last week in Nebaj was also the week of the annual Santa Maria Feria, a fair in honor of the assumption of Mary...Category: Guatemala
¡Lo hicimos! (We did it)
Posted August 12, 2019
After two weeks of preparation, my group held the community event! The structure of the event evolved from our original idea of a musical...
Evening with my Host Family
Posted August 5, 2019
A few weeks ago, my 6 year old host sister invited me to watch her sing at her school. Of course, I enthusiastically said...
Excursion to Xela
Posted July 30, 2019
A couple of weeks ago, we had a fun excursion to Xela, the second largest city in Guatemala! Our supervisor, Gustavo’s, full time job...
Reflecting and Ideating
Posted July 30, 2019
This past week my group traveled to Lago Atitlán, a huge tourist site in Guatemala, for our midpoint retreat. Here we took a break...
Volcanoes of Ethics
Posted July 16, 2019
While the volcanoes of language have calmed down and my Spanish skills have been improving over the past week, a new and controversial volcano...
Volcanoes of Language
Posted July 8, 2019
Everyday in Guatemala there are not only real life erupting volcanoes, but volcanoes in my mind. There is so much unknown that I anticipate...