Goodbye Chiquimula!

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Last evening, not only did I have the pleasure of having two geckos fall into my lap as Cullen described for you, I also had the opportunity to play “futbol” with the boarders (the students who live at the school).  It was amazing to see how much you can interact with others in a sport without knowing the language.  It was a blast!

This morning we got up and left La Salle in Chiquimula.  We arrived in Guatemala City early afternoon.  We ate lunch at Burger King and let’s just say it did not sit well and the Imodium is definitely not working!!!!  We then visited the Human Rights Building, the Cathedral, and lastly La Salle Indian Center.  In the photo you see us getting a tour of the farm that is on the school property.  There are 120 boarding students at the school that come from all over the country (mostly the mountainous regions where the indigenous people live).  They are taught better farming techniques for both crops and animals while also taking a full load of classes.   There are 22 different dialects that are still spoken in Guatemala.  The students at this school represent 13 different dialects and they have classes spoken in both Spanish and Mayan.  They grow many, many, many different crops one of which is coffee!  I thought it would be cool to somehow send some money down and get some Lasallian Coffee sent back up. (There wasn’t any coffee available today. We were told that they harvest it in January or February.)

We head out for Huehuetenango tomorrow; however, we have heard that people have been blocking the road and are not letting any vehicles through.  I raised Brother Pat’s blood pressure by saying that if the protesting was still continuing tomorrow that I would jump out and join in.  Viva la Guatemala!

Love you all, Steve!

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