One more week here in Guatemala....

Things are getting hot in Chimaltenango, and believe us, we´re not talking about the weather. The work has been blazing! We´re getting to know the women of the villages more and more and it´s really rewarding to see them get excited about the stoves and health classes that we´ve been doing. After finally figuring out the crazy aluminum french jigsaw puzzle, we were able to finish Don Juan´s house. Others have been busy with our jack pot of a contact, Heladio, building square foot gardens. Amy and Dane´s hard work is paying off because their business class went absolutely amazing last week. The women were totally enthralled with learning how to better their mushroom business. The Chimal hospital is still as crazy as ever and always a new and exciting experience. This week, we also helped brighten the orphanage with a new coat of paint! Friday, we had a way rewarding day clearing a field for a public school. We even were able to see how our hard work paid off when the children came out onto the newly cleared field and played a game of futbol, or in the states, soccer, with us.

After our hard week of working, we left Friday afternoon for Rio Dulce and Tikal. It was great, but due some inclement weather, we came back a little early and are now hard at work again.

All is well at the pink and green house! Until next time...