Pre-Med Students from North Carolina
This past week, we were joined by a group of pre-med students from North Carolina under the leadership of Philipp Tavakoli (Center for Cross Cultural Cooperation). The group spent Monday…
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Scholarship Program – Adelida Melendez Sanchez
Adelida has been planning to become a teacher for many years. If you are able to help her and/orMayra to accomplish their goals, or know of an organization that can…
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Scholarship Program – Mayra Elizabet Cheguin
As the school year begins, I have been approached by two young ladies from the women’s group who have worked really hard as adult students (they both have young children)…
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Kelly and Jade Work With Kids
Kelly and Jade (9-years old), from Red Deer, Alberta are just coming to the end of their 3 weeks of working and playing with the kids at the new library.…
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Larissa Glides Through Jungle Canopy
Today, Larissa and I stopped at the Canopy Tour, 17 km outside of the village on the road to Belize. It’s a rush. You glide on cables from platform to…
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The Procession of the Skulls
On November 1st, we went to San Jose, a small community around the back side of the lake, for the Procession of the Skulls. This ceremony has been performed on…
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Pablo Collado in Concert
Larissa and I had the good fortune to see Pablo Collado, flautist/guitarist extraordinaire, in concert at a local hotel the other night. Pablo is one of the headliners for the…
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Volunteers Teach Computer Classes
This past week we had the help of two more volunteers, Amelia and Mike McCrae, who helped out with the art classes and taught basic computer skills to a group…
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Larissa Visits the Actun Can Caves
Last week we took Larissa to some of our local sites of interest, beginning with the Actun Can Caves that are said to snake through the limestone base of Peten,…
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Larissa Visits the Zoo
One of the interesting local daytrips here in our area is a trip to the zoo. It is not huge, but it is very beautiful. It was created as a…