This week was a really beautiful one. We went to some pretty fun ruins. I really like going and climbing and exploring. We went to one that was a monastery, and another that had underground tombs at the Cathedral in Central Park. I am also still loving working at Refugio Jeremias. We have been able to hear some of the stories of the kids and the history of the program. The woman who started it has such an amazing vision for these kids. Another one of my favorite parts of this trip is my time with Edna and Vincent at our [View Full Entry]

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Hi! It´s a beautiful day in Antigua, and I hope that you are able to enjoy some sunshine today. As always, I am enjoying a short break from class. Yesterday, I had a test on Nivel 3, and today I got a new book so that is very exciting. Also, Edna made us banana pancakes served with chocolate syrup so I feel it will be a good day. She has made them often since we told her of our love for them. A very healthy start to the day... The weekend at the beach was really fun, though a little different [View Full Entry]

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Hi! I hope that you are well. I have had a great week, but I can´t believe that I am halfway through my trip already. It is pretty crazy after all the months and months of planning. It is such a blessing to be here. This week, another one of Odillia´s students that I met last week took Alisa and I to ¨Refugio Jeremias.¨ This is a lunch program-school(ish) for kids in the area who don´t go to school. The project is based on Jeremiah 2911 to give the kids a future and a hope. We helped there tuesday through thursday. [View Full Entry]

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I am on my break from lessons with Odillia. I just love her. It is great, though my mind gets very tired after a while because everything is Spanish. If I don´t know a word, she explains it in Spanish. If I don´t understand grammar, she explains it again in Spanish. This weekend was a GREAT break. On Friday, after Craig made us a delicious bbq lunch, we left for the lake. Once we got to Panajachel, we crossed the lake to San Pedro. It was raining, but it was still SO BEAUTIFUL. I already love mountains anywhere as a result [View Full Entry]

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Si. Yes. I hear this all the time from my lovely travel companion. Alisa has picked up a very interesting accent when speaking English now. Also, when she talks to someone from Antigua who speaks Spanish, she speaks in a dialect of Spanish-English. Last night, we went to a gym near our house to rock climb. We went with the two Israeli boys- Adom and Alon from our house. There were probably 15 Guatemalans there. When they would try to instruct Alisa in her climbing, she would say si-yes-si. It is very funny. She blames it on talking to the Israeli [View Full Entry]

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Aqui Estoy (Here I am) is on a sign everywhere as an advertisement for a cell phone company.. it makes me laugh whenever I read it. I AM HERE and safe, and I love it. Alisa and I have survived a crazy storm on our first night that caused us to spend the night in our school rather than returning to our cozy beds in our house. I love the house. It is so cute, and the meals with the family and the three other students staying there from Holland have been very fun. We also have survived our first trip [View Full Entry]

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