My Plans in Guatemala

I wanted to put this blog together so that my friends and family can follow along with my trip. I've never put together a blog and don't really know what I plan on posting! But here we go, thank you for following along!

The Basics: I've come to Guatemala to volunteer at a school, La puerta abierta. La puerta abierta is located in Santiago Atítlan, a traditional Mayan town and one of about 12 towns located around Lake Atítlan, the third largest lake in Guatemala. While La puerta abierta employs about 12 full-time staff members, the school relies on volunteers to support their teaching. It is a community school, meaning that families help put their children through school (right now, K - 6th Grade) by volunteering at the school themselves, selling artisan crafts and clothing at the school's tienda, and more. It's a place full of amazing people dedicated to improving literacy and education in what is otherwise a relatively poor and uneducated area of Guatemala!




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