Yes, I'm still alive and living in Guatemala. I celebrated my one-year mark by going home. Well not exactly...I went home for my sister's graduation and a friend's wedding. It was great being home, it always seems hard to come back. Being with family and friends, taking hot showers with high water pressure, sleeping without a mosquito net, and just how clean every thing seems. Just getting to have a variety of food other than black beans and tortillas. I know it may sound like I'm complaining, but I'm still happy here. It's just funny how excited I get about getting to eat some Vietnamese food! I tell myself that I’m going to start cooking more, but just the idea of having to go to the market and dealing with all the chaos, let’s just say I don’t cook very often.
I’ve been in good health lately. The month of May is known for having the highest rate of illness among volunteers. It is blamed on the changing from dry season to rainy season. We’ve had some intense weather already, which I’m hoping is not a preview of what’s to come. The rainy season is usually cooler and obviously wetter than the dry season. It will start raining every day at about the same time, it is almost as if there was a rain timer plugged in.
I’m excited about work because I was just granted $1000 to construct a large hand washing station at the school in my community. I’ve had the opportunity to work on various different projects from water systems to building latrines. This project, however, will be the first project I’ve led from start to finish. I will be taking lots of pictures and when I get a chance will post them on here.
For now, I just wanted to give a quick update. Here are some pictures from an active volcano I recently hiked and camped at. It is called Volcan Pacaya and is one of the only volcanoes in the world where you can get really close to the lava flow. It was pretty cool and I have to admit a little scary! Enjoy!
I’ve been in good health lately. The month of May is known for having the highest rate of illness among volunteers. It is blamed on the changing from dry season to rainy season. We’ve had some intense weather already, which I’m hoping is not a preview of what’s to come. The rainy season is usually cooler and obviously wetter than the dry season. It will start raining every day at about the same time, it is almost as if there was a rain timer plugged in.
I’m excited about work because I was just granted $1000 to construct a large hand washing station at the school in my community. I’ve had the opportunity to work on various different projects from water systems to building latrines. This project, however, will be the first project I’ve led from start to finish. I will be taking lots of pictures and when I get a chance will post them on here.
For now, I just wanted to give a quick update. Here are some pictures from an active volcano I recently hiked and camped at. It is called Volcan Pacaya and is one of the only volcanoes in the world where you can get really close to the lava flow. It was pretty cool and I have to admit a little scary! Enjoy!
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