Hello family and friends! We are happy to report that our group is doing well! We have decided to abbreviate our hike in order to accommodate group needs. That said, yesterday we came out of the Cuchumatanes mountains to settle in the peaceful and......Read More
Dear families and friends, The group departed for their 3-day trek through the misty Cuchumatanes Range this morning. They will spend the next three days hiking through cloud forests, rural villages, fields of wild flowers, and above the clouds in......Read More
So far, Guatemala has been an experience like nothing I’ve ever done before. From riding in trucks through the beautiful mountain landscape near San Lucas Toliman, to riding across Lake Atitlan on a boat, everything has been a ride. So far we......Read More
When we first began our journey in Guatemala a week ago, I wrote a letter to my future self. In a room illuminated by a single candle, surrounded by partial strangers, I wrote,”this month in Guatemala was the best experience of my life......Read More
Community and resistance and what that means for us “To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest. To live fully is to be always in no-man’s-land, to experience each moment as......Read More
Hello from Pachaj! We are currently at the end of our first day here and I now feel very welcomed. Driving in on Friday, I remember suddenly becoming very nervous. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to connect with my host family and that......Read More
No hay pena. El dicho arriba literalmente significa ¨there is no shame.¨ Sin embargo, desde que llegamos aqui en Pachaj he encontrado que esa frase significa mucho mas que eses cuatro palabras expresan. Ayer cuando Isabel y yo conocimos a nuestra......Read More
I’ve always loved trees, sometimes more than people. They remind me of myself in a lot of ways; what is seen on the surface seems oftentimes like the whole picture, but underneath the surface lies the other 80%. The mind of a trie lies in its......Read More
My instructors presented our group the idea of a magic statement. I responded as follows… This month in Guatemala was the best experience of my life because of countless reasons. Through connections I made with people, new or old, I created......Read More
Hola dear families and friends! We are glad to share with you this Yak. We are at our Orientation site in the beautiful land of Tecpán, Guatemala, surrounded by tall green trees and beautiful flowers. Our Orientation has been very inspiring......Read More
Dear friends and families, The Avianca flight 342 has now arrived with Raquel, Felice, Abby and Amy, and the entire Guatemala C group is together at last in Guatemala! Upon arrival they were met by their two local instructors, Juancho and Este.......Read More
After a long delay, the Guatemala four week groups have arrived in Guatemala!! The chartered flight just landed, and students are currently going through customs. The commercial flight carrying one instructor and three students will also be......Read More
¡Hola familia! As many of you know we have had a few set backs with our travel to Guatemala. However, we are on our way now and turned this challenge into an opportunity to bond and get excited for our month away. Our countless hours at the airport......Read More
Here are some photos and videos of our first day together. While things didn’t exactly go as planned, we still had some fun!...Read More
