Today was a fabulous day!! They served my favorite Guatemalan meal this morning; black beans with a little sour cream, fried plantains, mush (like oatmeal), and eggs. It was amaaaazing! After that I ran to school but cause I was running a little late and made it just in time. I made some great progress today and I am very happy with the amount my Spanish has improved in such a short amount of time. After class I had a quick lunch in the AMA house with Claudita, Gladys, and Isabella before we headed out to a women circle about 30 minutes away.
The women circle went so well. This has been the first time I have been very excited after meeting with these groups. I am was so happy about the way things went today because today was the first time I was able to communicate with everyone effectively. Not only does that make me feel good about myself but it broke down the language barrier enough to where I have started building friendships with these women. This is the same group I went to on Guatemala's Father's Day so this was really the first time I everyone but one woman. We talked about what recipe we wanted to cook for next week and they are extremely excited! We decided we are going to cook plantain fritters and I personally think they are going to be a big success.
I just finished making the garlic bread for this evenings meal and helping with the sauce. I luckily have been able to grab a few minutes to myself in between cooking and eating!
Tonight the groups and all of the employees are going out Salsa dancing!!! I went to a salsa lesson last night so I am very excited to show off my new found skills this evening!! Should be fun! Check in again soon!
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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