Category: Guatemala 2017-18
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Women of Agora – A Senior Project
Hi all, Hannah, Blair, and I are seniors at Christchurch School. For our integrated senior project, we are working to give back to people who have become like family – the rural Himalayan community of Agora. We want to bring light to the lives of the women in the village. The three of us will…
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Smile
By Sophie Heath Thursday was my all time favorite day. Not just because it was my “leader of the day” day, but because it was the day I felt the most connection with the people of Lake Atitlan. When we first arrived at the lake, I was wonderstruck. The landscape in front of me –…
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Mr. Alter’s pictures
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Guatemala Feels Like Home
By Connor Duryea My life growing up was all about the woods and crazy adventures. My favorite part of this whole trip was hiking the volcano, the whole trip you would not see me on the trail. You would most likely see me climbing up the side of the mountain getting onto rocks for great…
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Coffee
By Joy Adjei We went to a coffee bean plantation and learnt how to pluck beans or the fruit carefully so it can produce more the next year. Personally this was very interesting because back home in Ghana we drink coffee but we don’t produce are own. Then we made are way to the FAFG…
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Realizations
By Colin Mulherin We started the day off with a long drive through the mountainous roads in Guatemala, we left Estabans house and after a few short hours we reached an ancient ruin site filled with Mayas weaving and cooking, we explored around the ruins which once stood as large temples to the Mayan gods.…
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Another Day in Paradise
By Steven Stilianos Splash! I woke up to the sound of Mr. Alter jumping into Lake Atitlan and looked off of my balcony to see him swimming in the clear beautiful lake. I put on my bathing suit and made the trek down the stone steps to the lake. I climbed to the top of…
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A Week of Lessons
The trip has flown by. Long, packed days have passed one by one, melding into an aggregate whole. We have covered much of this beautiful country – from the central highlands, where a small group was able to witness three inhumations, through the agricultural heartland that provides much of the world with bananas, coffee, rubber,…
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Guatemala – the land of eternal spring
By Jackson Kiland Guatemala painted the streets with many colors Children running around the streets with their mothers Soldiers protecting the shops with their shotguns Young boys carrying stacks of hay that must weigh tons Mopeds, dirt bikes, and tuktuks covering the streets Chapines selling various meats People doing whatever it takes to provide food…
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Home
By Aleida Rumadas This is my first time getting out of the USA since I️ left home to study. Two hours of sleep on the night before going to the Airport, 2 hours of air trip to Miami Airport and 1 hour 50 minutes from Miami to Guatemala. What a day! At least I got…
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People Have Beliefs
By Hongming Chen It seems easy to “prove” you’re better than someone in today’s world by just simply having more money. However, this does not help you figure out what you want and how you distinguish yourself from what you want and how much money you have. It makes things complicated even though it…
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Pictures from Yesterday!
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Some thoughts
‘I loved picking the coffee beans and feeling like I️ was contributing to Something meaningful.’ -Reagan ‘It made me think about how much effort actually goes into our food everyday. I️ felt that effort.’ -Grace ‘I loved the science of the DNA lab and the feeling of being in a room with bones.’ -Reagan ‘I…
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Our morning on the coffee farm…
Has been incredible!
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An incredible 19 hours
We have had an incredible start to this adventure. Here is a quick recap: In just under 10 hours we went from the familiar four squares in front of community life to the exotic volcanic landscape of Guatemala City. We have eaten incredible food – chicharrones, the traditional dish of Lake Atitlan, frijoles with créma,…