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Day 4: RME Macalester (Ilian)
Monday, January 16th, 2012This morning we slept in a little bit later than we have so far and had a leisurely breakfast and some down time with our families. In my home my two host brothers, Brandon and Rosman, and I spent the morning playing soccer in the street with some boys from the neighborhood. Around 9:45 some friends from the [...]
Day 2: RME Macalester (Parker)
Thursday, January 12th, 2012Bright and early this morning we began our first adventure at sea, or rather on Lake Atitlan. With a group of men from the village we are living in, San juan, we hopped into wooden kayaks and paddled along the western shore of the lake. I went one-on-one with a 53 year old fisherman who [...]
Day 1– RME Macalester 2012 (Lizzy)
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012Arriving in Guatemala once again is unbelievably surreal, but also seems like I have returned back home to San Juan and the lake. Each moment longer I am here it begins to sink in that I am actually back, and slowly but surely my mind is returning to Spanish-mode. After struggling immensely when we arrived [...]
What’s going on with our interns? Hear about Lizzy’s experience thus far!
Thursday, June 30th, 2011Over this summer I have been working with Rising Minds as an intern doing a few different projects to help broaden the outreach of the organization and to raise funds for their programs. Since I am living at my parent’s house in Minnesota, we have been doing most of our talking and planning of projects [...]
What’s going on in Guatemala? Words from our Regional Director, Georgia.
Sunday, June 26th, 2011It´s feria time on the lake which means madness all around! While San Pedro´s day isnt until the 29th, the streets are already packed with people, food stands and dodgy looking fair rides. Fun times ahead! The main event coming up is the all day fundraiser for Ayudame today. For the past few weeks, the [...]
Rising Minds’ Guatemala update
Thursday, June 16th, 2011As the new Regional Director of Rising Minds, I wasn´t sure quite what to expect for my first week. Let´s just say it was a bit manic. My small diary looks like the result of a 3 year old´s art class for that week. However we´re into week 2 and everything seems to be settling [...]
RME: Macalester Final Thoughts
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011Kelly: My favorite part of the trip was getting to know my host family in San Juan. I feel that we learned a lot from each other and really made a strong connection over the course of the week. I’m really going to miss playing with our 9-year-old host sister Tanya every day. I also [...]
RME: Macalester Day 8 (Madisen)
Thursday, January 20th, 2011I can’t remember how many times my mom asked me to help her in the garden and I came up with some lame excuse to avoid working outside. After working this morning in Florencia, I realized that gardening can be fun and rewarding. Pulling up a tiny plant with long, powerful roots is very exciting. [...]
RME: Macalester Day 6 (Laura)
Thursday, January 20th, 2011This morning a lot of us were woken up by super loud blasts-fireworks- from 4:30 on. Apparently, today is El Dia de Jesus Negro, or The Day of Black Jesus, and people celebrate by lighting off fireworks starting very early in the morning. My host dad explained the day to me and explained that people [...]
RME: Macalester Day 7 (Alexa)
Thursday, January 20th, 2011ADIOS A SAN JUAN: BIENVENIDOS A ANTIGUA Today was our last day in San Juan. Though it had only been a week, I have drawn very close to my host family, Rosenta, Jennifer and Anita. Over breakfast, Rosenta and I shared a conversation that we had been discussing for the duration of the week. Rosenta, [...]
