Nora and I will be blogging today. This is the first mission trip for both of us. At first Guatemala was hard to take in as it is a third world country and people are so poor, but it gets easier every day. We think that the biggest difference in Guatemala is the attitude of the people compared to Americans. In Guatemala, you walk down the street and everyone says hello, even people you do not know. Another change from America to Guatemala is stray animals. There are hundreds of dogs in San Lucas. Some are owned, most are not. In Guatemala, people take their time and have no kind of agenda. At home, you must be on time for almost everything. But here it is more of a general time. The Guatemalan people tend to have a smaller body structure and their diets consist of a higher sugar ratio. All their clothing is either traditional or western, compared to the United States where everyone has different trends. One big thing we NEED to remember is to not drink the tap water. We can not drink it because of the ameobas. The food is mostly beans and bread. There are two main languages here. The first is Spanish and the other is Catchatal. There are also other dialects of Mayan language. The climate here is wonderful. We are almost at the beginning of the rainy season, where it rains almost every day. Overall, we are having a great time. Nora is a little sick, but hopefully she will feel better soon.
-Elizabeth Peller and Nora Coughlan
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Sarah Peller
4/8/2014 04:14:46 pm
I loved hearing from you Elizabeth! It sounds like you and Nora are having a great time, while simultaneously learning a lot and helping a lot of people. I miss you!
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