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Category: Guatemala

A “Fairy” Nice Ending

Our last week in Nebaj was also the week of the annual Santa Maria Feria, a fair in honor of the assumption of Mary...
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¡Lo hicimos! (We did it)

After two weeks of preparation, my group held the community event! The structure of the event evolved from our original idea of a musical...
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Evening with my Host Family

A few weeks ago, my 6 year old host sister invited me to watch her sing at her school. Of course, I enthusiastically said...
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Excursion to Xela

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...
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Reflecting and Ideating

This past week my group traveled to Lago Atitlán, a huge tourist site in Guatemala, for our midpoint retreat. Here we took a break...
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Volcanoes of Ethics

While the volcanoes of language have calmed down and my Spanish skills have been improving over the past week, a new and controversial volcano...
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Volcanoes of Language

Everyday in Guatemala there are not only real life erupting volcanoes, but volcanoes in my mind. There is so much unknown that I anticipate...
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