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Rebecca Lo: Work Hard and Play Hard in Antigua
We did it! At the summit of Volcano Pacaya, with Clare (from left), me, Ella, Rosie, Emily, and Becky. For the past week, our group has never been more restless! In Conguaco and San Pedro, Guatemalans...
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Ben: Scaling Central America’s Highest Peak
Me at the top of Volcan Tajumulco. After conducting our very first Eye Campaign in Commucion, a small town about 2 hours from Xela (Quetzaltenango), six of us from the team prepared ourselves for an...
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Tim: A Shout Out to a Couple of Special Ladies
Me and my Antigua home-stay mum Lucia. I just want to make a quick shout out to a couple of special ladies who have made my time in Guatemala unbelievable. My home-stay mothers. They have welcomed me...
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Ella: A Trip to the Glass Factory
Visiting the glass factory just outside Xela. During our first week in Guatemala, I went with my Spanish teacher to a factory near Xela which produces blown glass. It certainly intrigued me as I have...
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The Campaign for Fresh Water in San Martin
The U21 group in San Martin on July 5 with our customers of the day, a group of local students who purchased a water filter for a project in their school. Back row from left, six San Martin students,...
View ArticleElla: Why Do I Love Guatemalan People?
Why do I love Guatemalan people? They let you take precious minutes of their life talking about something they might not be particularly interested with a big smile on their faces and no hint of...
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Lucille: Slapstick as a Marketing Strategy
A view of Antigua. A hiking excursion with the group. Hola Amigos! We are over half way through our trip, and all is well here in Guatemala! As you will have read, our first week was orientation in...
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Tim: The Chicken Bus
Sightseeing in Antigua. I jolted back and forwards, wedged as the third person (or was I fourth?) on the edge of a two-person seat on a Guatemalan chicken bus. The narrow space between the seats was...
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Looking Back on a Month in Guatemala
The team. The trip to Guatemala lasted only one month. At the end, I was surprised at how much I experienced and learned in this short amount of time. I learned a lot about Guatemalan culture and...
View ArticleBen: Eye Glasses for the World’s Poor?
Having spent four weeks in Guatemala, if we think that simply because we participated in campaigns in Santa Lucia, Pinula, Concepcion, San Martin, San Pedro, Solola, Santa Catarina, Cantel, Tecpan,...
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