Our first day was full of traveling. We landed in Guatemala City at 12:15 pm. It was a four-hour ride to San Lucas Toliman, where we unpacked our bags at a nearby motel. Dinner was served at 6 pm and a meeting was held after in order to discuss projects.
After a long night's rest, we met for breakfast and went on a tour of the different projects going on in the town. We took a ride in the back of the truck, all fifteen of us, through the Guatemalan forest and terrain. We went to the woman’s center, agricultural center and to the town named San Andres, which is full of homes whose construction was funded by various different charities, including groups from the USA and Guatemala itself. Our first project will most likely take place in San Andres tomorrow: we will be building kitchens for the homes. We met many Guatemalan children, which were eager to have their pictures taken. After each photo, the children would come over to the digital camera and laugh, then immediately pose for a second picture.
After the tour, we returned to San Lucas Toliman for lunch. We had a presentation by Father Greg in which the history of the town of Saint Lucas Toliman was discussed. After the presentation, we went to a neaby park to have a fiesta with some locals. On the way to the internet café, The Atitlan Volcano appeared as the clouds finally got out of the way. The sight was breathtaking. Photos will be added soon.
