Guatemala Team March 2011

Guatemala Team March 2011
Olathe Rotary Members Wes McCoy and Michael Ashcraft (3rd & 4th from left in back) join a team of MNU students and others traveling to Guatemala with Heart to Heart International to help provide medical and water services to Patanatic and communities near Lake Atitlan. Not all team members are pictured.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Early Morning = Day Three

I{m up early to post.  I could never get the wireless connection to work long enough last night to share our story of yesterday.  I{m at the hotels PC now using a Spanish keyboard in the dark so you{ll just have to forgive the typos.

I{ll try to find a better location this evening and share our story.  All is going well.  The team spent yesterday and will spend today putting the finishing touches on the clinic and preparing for the grand opening on Thursday. 

Panmachel is a thriving community with deeply cool evenings and a warm, direct sun during the day.  This is the dry season, but we can expect a quick rain shower most days.

The mornings start early here for everyone.  Dogs, chickens and cars stir well before light.  At about 5am each morning someone always sets off a series of firecrackers like church bells waking the villager. 

By 6am, a dense shroud of smoke hangs over the area as people start their morning breakfast fires.  Cool, smokey air in the mountains = That{s the way to start every morning in paradise.

Paz

1 comment:

  1. Have a wonderful and productive day! Lots of thoughts coming your way from Olathe!
    Nichole

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