As interesting as today I was it was just a little too long. This morning I got up and started working on more translations for my recipes. I did that until lunch at which point I took an hour off to relax and unscramble my brain. At about 12:30 I went with Gladys to a new community to participate in their women circle. It was a 20-30 minute walk to the bus stop and then a 50 minute bus ride to the community. I spoke with the women about what type of recipes they would want to cook in the coming weeks so I could get a better idea of what ingredients to stock up. It was a little difficult to say the least because not a single person I met with today speaks any English, but I made it through (shockingly). After I spoke with them Gladys taught them some different sewing techniques and gave them options for different sewing patterns that they could work on in the coming weeks. It was very interesting to watch the way their meeting was run and how in powering teaching a sewing technique can be. This program provides an option for a new way of living and really survival which I think is absolutely amazing. Although my day was extremely tiring it was also very enlightening and rewarding.
I teach my first English class tomorrow so wish me luck!!!!
About Me
- Penelope Norton
- Hey everyone!!! As of May 8th I will be beginning a year abroad in Xela, Guatemala for a position as an intern for a non-profit organization called Highland Partners (http://www.highlandsupportproject.org/). This non-profit focuses on breaking cycles of dependency within indigenous Maya villages, on the White Mountain Apache Reservation in Arizona, and in Peru. I will be working directly with the Maya villages. Highland Partners facilitates service and mission trip groups from the US to work with these communities and participate in sustainable development projects. In my year long adventure I will be working between the communities Highland Partners partners with and the groups coming down, I will be helping with outreach, and overall communication within Guatemala and contacts in the US, and I will be coordinating the number of interns Highland Partners has every summer. I am thrilled to be having this adventure and I would love it if you would join me along the way. I will be trying my hardest to update a couple times a week, but Lord only knows if I'll come through ;). Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers.
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