Guatemalan Fruit!

First week at site!

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July 13th 2010
Visiting my site has brought on many emotions and thoughts.. is this really the town I will be living in the next two years? How can I learn the local Mayan language and will my Spanish continue to improve? It is so cold and high up in the mountains, will I survive through the nights with only the clothes I brought and lack of sleeping bag I failed to fit and bring? Will they accept their first gr ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala

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The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experience... ... read more