Life in Quiche
Jetlag 4 Jessica 0 Today started much like yesterday – continental breakfast and then making sandwiches for lunch. We were all abuzz as today was the home visits where we are able to see a glimpse into the life of someone living in Quiche. Upon arrival to the community, half of the teams headed for […]
Cement, cement, cement
Jetlag 4Jessica 0 Our day started with breakfast and sandwich making for lunch today. Peanut butter and jelly! Upon arrival at the community, my group headed off to the classroom to teach a lesson. School the World offered suggestions of lesson plans, but I already knew what I was doing. I’ve been preparing for weeks […]
Welcome Ceremony and Work Commences
To start… Jetlag 3 Jessica 0 I woke up at four am today. Better than 3am yesterday. After traveling four hours from Antigua to the community we will be helping, we arrived to the most beautiful site. All of the kids were lined up waving American flags cheering for our arrival. It was a truly […]
Antigua Life
Despite staying up as long as I could Saturday, I ended up waking at 2am Sunday even though my flight was after 9. Jetleg 1Jessica 0 I tried to fall back asleep and finally gave up around 4. I needed to pack anyways, so I repacked everything and read a bit. Downstairs for breakfast and […]
Stopover in Houston
My journey began this morning with Kevin reminding me that I needed to leave my wedding rings with him. For practical reasons, I would be on a construction site, so I don’t want to hurt myself or damage the rings. For respectful reasons, diamonds are expensive, and the community we are joining lives on about […]
It’s almost time!
I’m traveling to London for work a couple days prior, so I’m completely packed days before I leave. Before you say it, I know what you are thinking. Soo much luggage..? Much of it is supplies for the trip that won’t return with me (plus my rolling bag is only a carry on size, so […]
Preparing for Guatemala
Yesterday I received my flight itinerary for my volunteer trip to Guatemala. Makes it real! So this weekend, I had a mild panic … What am I supposed to wear? What shoes do I bring? A carry on is recommended, but can I check luggage instead? Will I suffer from jetlag too much? I’ve never […]
Road to Guatemala
So a couple of months ago, I wrote an essay for an opportunity to build a school in Guatemala. Only seven people from my organisation of 500+ would be chosen. I was number eight. The runner up. If someone dropped out of the mission trip, then I would be the next in line. Yep – you […]
Historic Maquon
When planning our trip back, we knew that Sunday we would be traveling to see Kevin’s family, and his mom chose to have us all meet at grandpa’s house for an early birthday party. Maquon is an extremely small town, and when I asked Kevin if he knew where his grandpa moved to, he said […]