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March 27th 2012 9:32 pm Today, we worked at the worksite till 12: 30, and by then all of us enjoyed a triumphant as we saw the finish line of the endless walls. After a small portion, protein filled lunch that was well organized by Tanya, we visited the Mayan Ruins. We were all surprised to see it most of the structures intact, and Antolin explained to us everything about the sacred Mayan Relgion. We enjoyed many sites and also experienced a spritiual ceremony. The evening progressed and we had a chicken dinnner that was cooked in a special Mayan recipe. At 7 30, the Saint George's group came to our Somos house, and the whole group enjoyed 2 birthday cakes for Justin and Carlos, that was provided by Chris and Kristi. After the delicious desserts, ... read more

We have officially survived the first week of our expedition. After a long and hard working week at the land of Project Somos it was time for some well deserved R & R. With nowhere but up to go we set out. In our minds there was nothing but a serene landscape of turqoise waters and whit sandy beaches. Little did we know Mr. Paranoid aka Nick C, had already google map (street view) the nuclear active and algae infested waters. We still had our hopes up for the "resort" which had been promised to hold fluffy white towels and none other than the Westin Heavenly Beds (aka sleeping on a cloud). The bus rattled down the narrow cobble-stone road into our so called oasis. Still open-minded at this point, we pulled set eyes on colorful, ... read more

today was a fun and tiring day. we started off with the market. we went to buy mangos and pineapples for the childrens community day tommroow. the market was really crowded and had a weird smell. after the market we went to work as usual. today we lifted over 21000 pounds of brick. (greg was counting). after work we had a fun night. we had a campfire, told stories ate pizza and drank pop. antonine (the foreman) told us a mayan story about the sun. it was a really fun night. everyone is really excited about the childrens community day tommroow.... read more

Today was our first full work day on the Project Somos Site. We began the day with a 6:30am wake up call, and by 8:00am, we were heading into the mountains to the children's village. Because it was our first full work day, and not a half-day like yesterday, it felt a lot longer; which really makes you appreciate the long hours that the regular workers put in every day. Something that we had not anticipated were the weather conditions that the afternoon brought. It was very foggy during some parts of the day, and it also rained for a couple of hours. In a country where weather like this only comes once every five months, it can only be concluded that the Canadians have brought the cold temperatures with them. However, despite the uncomfortable conditions, ... read more

9:05PM, and day one is almost complete, everyone still alive. Everyone speaking in a beautiful British accent we are. This morning we woke up after a long day of travel, and sleeping overnight in a Hostel, we woke up at 7:00am. We had breakfast at the hostel, and got our bags packed and packed a day bag to go tour Antigua for the morning. We walked around the city, almost getting hit by cars multiple times because the cars have the right away here, not pedestrians. We walked through the markets and experienced the Guatemalan culture. We saw many cool things, and went into a few churches. We walked into one of the most amazing mcdonalds I have seen, and thats not sarcastic, it was huge and decorated with trees and bushes everywhere. It was amazing. ... read more