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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ต.ค. 2024
- I just returned from a trip to Guatemala with my mom, and I wanted to share some of what I experienced on the trip. My mom invited me to come along - a joint trip hosted by Local Hope, a Guatemala non-profit focused on self-reliance through education and medical support, and Art Ambassadors for a Colorful World, a global nonprofit focused on providing arts education to children.
We traveled first to Guatemala City, the capital city, with day trips to Mixco Viejo ruins & Sumpango for Dia de los Muertos, then to San Martin, a rural village in the Guatemalan Highlands, then Lake Atitlan, a stunning volcanic lake, then Tikal, Mayan ruins in the jungle, then Flores, a Caribbean-island-feeling small town, then back to Guatemala City. It was a HUGE adventure, and I’m so happy I got to experience it with my mom!
Some of my highlights included helping teach art classes with my mom to the children at Xela Aid / Local Hope’s facilities, a sunrise hike in Tikal to hear the jungle (and howler monkeys!) wake up, visiting a ceramic studio on the cliffs of Lake Atitlan, practicing my Spanish & getting to learn the incredible stories of so many people in Guatemala and reinvigorating my love for painting.
If you can - I'd highly suggest donating or checking out the trips hosted by Xela Aid & Art Ambassadors for a Colorful World:
xela aid: xelaaid.org/
art ambassadors: www.artambassa...
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