Today we got to take a boat tour around the nearing cities in Guatemala!
The first city we stopped in was San Antonio, Guatemala. During our time on this island, we visited a women's cooperative where we had the oppurtunity to purchase textiles and woven goods. After this, we visted a ceramic shop. The ceramics were beautiful and unique. Handmade creations filled the shelves! This was a small, quiet town filled with friendly locals.
San Antonio, Guatemala
Our next stop was Santiago, Guatemala. This city was completely different from San Antonio. This was a bigger city and shops lined the streets. We got to visit the church where Father Stan began the mission of San Lucas. We had the oppurtunity to meditate and got to see the room where Father Stan was martyred. We enjoyed lunch at a local restuarant before we returned to the boat to head back to San Lucas Mission.
We had a short break and then attended the local mass at the mission. Father Michael co-celebrated the mass and did a fabulous job! He claims his spanish is rusty, but we aren't too sure we believe it! We eat our meals at the mission with the four other volunteer groups staying at the mission. We are all take turns prepping for the meals and washing the dishes after.
Our first whole day in Guatemala has been more than amazing! We are beyond excited for this week and cannot wait to find out more about the service we will be participating in!
"I'm seriously going to have a hard time coming back to the bland colors of the states! The rich, lively color here is absolutely beautiful. The land has been touched with a lot of different emotion and I absolutely adore the perserverence of these people. Love to everyone in the cold. - Raven"
"My favorite part of the day was the boat ride and seeing the view of the mountains. It was seriously incredible and definately something you can't see everyday." - Charlene
"Seeing other group members conversing fluently in Spanish with the natives here had me searching through every awful Pitbul song for phrases that I might be able to use." - Heather
"Today has been such an amazing experience. Taking a boat ride around to the different cities helped me to rediscover the free spirit that has been buried under the hustle and bustle of life.... and the cold." -Rachael
"I really enjoyed talking with the Guatemalan people and finding out their stories. Also, I have a lot of experience with Chilean culture and I was not sure what I was expecting from Guatemala, but it is completely different from Chilean culture. I cannot wait to keep delving into the complexity and beauty of the Guatemalan culture and people." -Katelyn
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