Hello all!
I've posted another set of photos which documents the conclusion of my time with Constru Casa, including 'la despedida' (the official goodbye/new beginning with the Felipe family), as well as my time while in Guatemala City, teaching at UFM.
While I have not been keeping up with the writing as of late, I'm hoping the picture = 1000 words will suffice for now to document the rich experiences I've been blessed to have over the past 9 days (and more).
On the other hand, I have been keeping an outline of all the important events so hope to share these with text soon...
I arrived last night at 9pm to Antigua to my new host family, the Ramirez. Spanish classes begin at 1pm today, can't wait!
Sending love and warmth from Guatemala...
Mike
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
1/31 - UFM day 9
Today I got to give my first ever lecture! It was awesome! What a special opportunity.
Even better, as part of University protocol (for all guest speakers), I was able to meet the University President, Giancarlo Ibarguen... He is an extremely kind + humble man with an immensely decorated resume. As a gift he gave me a book called 'Not a Zero Sum Game', which was written by iMaria's grandfather, Manuel F. Ayau, the founding University President.
I am immensely humbled and grateful with the opportunity God gave me. I truly cannot put into words how awesome my experience was in Guatemala City.
The biggest part, undoubtedly, was the group of wonderful people I met while there, all the way from the hostal staff (Dona Amalia, Dona Aura, Olga, William, Marc Antonio), to the other faculty (Dean Quevedo, Ingrid Simon, Luisa Wer, John Rogozinski) + support staff at the university, to the students (14) that I worked with day in/out for some 7 days.
More to come... But wanted to clarify this photo sequence because I thought it was super cool to see the poster for the workshop up on the screens around campus.
I recommend 1/29 photos, they are the best to show campus in its full beauty... Enjoy!
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