Hey everyone,   We just wanted to let you know that this afternoon we arrived to our campsite, Laguna Magdalena. We will spend the night here and continue with our trek tomorrow.   Lxs instructores...Read More

Hello dear community! We send saludos from our first long bus ride to Todos Santos. The group is enjoying seeing more of Guate. Here are two photos. 1- at 6:30am before coffee and breakfast and 2- well into the journey after a desayuno típico y......Read More

Dear families: We hope you are very well. We want to let you know that we are happily finishing our orientation days, which have been full of learnings, smiles, and excitement for the time we will spend together in Guatemala. We are now preparing......Read More

Dear families and friends, Here are some more impressions from our beautiful orientation site, the Finca “Ruta del Yalu”, and from two of our many sessions: one was a bonding activity called Río de Lava, and in the other students worked......Read More

We went for a walk to a farm, where we learned how they work with milk cows and how they produce coffee. Here are some pictures....Read More

Dear families and friends,   We just wanted to let you know that we have arrived safely and in good spirits to our orientation site at Ruta del Yalu. A hearty Guatemala típico dinner (black beans, eggs, fried plantain and tortillas) was......Read More

The students have arrived safely, and they just met with us, their instructors, at the Guatemala airport. Now we will travel for an hour and a half to a farm where we will spend 5 days doing many team activities. During these days, our students......Read More

Hello! My name is Hannah Murphy and I am from Raleigh, North Carolina. I just graduated high school in June and wanted to travel before I head to a university. I grew up traveling with my family all over the world but never been to Guatemala or......Read More

Hi! My name is Serena and I’m from Carbondale, Colorado. I graduated high school in June and I’ve been working as a hostess in a restaurant all summer. I love hiking, skiing, and rock climbing. I’m super excited to meet you all......Read More

Hello Dear Community of the Fall 2021 Guate Program, We send you greetings from Lago Atitlán where we have been for the last week, planning and dreaming for our months ahead. We hope this note finds you in packing bliss and enjoying some quality......Read More

Hey guys! My name’s Natalie, I’m from the Bay Area, California and im planning on going to Chapman University in SoCal next year. I love traveling, spending time with friends, listening to music, animals, snowboarding, playing soccer, surfing......Read More