US Update:
- Maura turned 9 years old!
- Jimmy celebrated his birthday with Maura.
- Kelly's had a successfully St. Patrick's Day without me (unbelievable).
- Daddio celebrated his 60th birthday.
- Molly turned 28.
Equals= Maggie being extra homesick this month. Thank goodness I have lots of support here and have been super busy.
Fortunately, BEVAN came to visit! It was a prefectly balanced trip.
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We spent a couple of days in Patzun. We went to the market, taught class, played basketball, went to an HIV/AIDS meeting, made tortillas, met close family and friends, etc. |
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We spent some time at the Lake...relaxing, eating, reading in the hammock, kayaking- my favorite! She got to experience the chicken buses. She was a great traveler.
We hiked PACAYA!! If you religiuos blog followers remember, I hiked Pacaya about a month ago; however, this trek was much more difficult!! Maybe the wind or the route?!
PC celebrated it's 50 year anniversary! PC has been in Guatemala for 48 years. We had a nice, formal ceremony at the ambassador's house in Guatemala City. A new group of 52 volunteers swore in. The photo is some friends from my training group. My friend in the middle, Dirk, returned from seven months of medical leave.
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The youth development group had an excellent training with the supervisor and directors from each school, explaining the Life Skills program in relation to the cirriculum. It was a very successful training. My supervisor and directors have a much better understanding of the program and my role.
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