By Elizabeth Miller ’06, Asst. Prof. of History / Director of the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism Benita directed the bus to park next to Comalapa’s town dump, as she began to tell the members of the Goshen College Guatemala May Study-Service Term (SST) course about the path that led her to return … Keep reading »
Cultural Perspectives, Youth and Resilience in Guatemala
During a 3-week May term in Guatemala, learn first-hand about the persistent social problems facing Guatemala’s youth as well as the determination and resilience of committed young adults who are helping to meet those challenges and prepare the way for a better future. See our flyer.
Guatemala: Hand in Hand
by Mariela Esparza, a class of 2023 English major. Day 6: Mayan spirituality lecture – SEMILLA We received our guest speaker, Ronaldo, at 9 a.m. on Monday. Ronaldo told us that for the Mayans, everything spiritual was grounded in tangible things—the rain, the earth, and our hands—one month in the Mayan “calendar” has 20 days … Keep reading »
Guatemala: Day 4
Jakyra Green graduated this year as an English and Secondary Education major. I will skip summarizing boring logistics and I’ll dive straight into the heart of my short but rewarding experience in Guatemala. Despite being here less than a week, I’ve already encountered multiple rewarding moments. Our stay at SEMILLA, a beautiful seminary surrounded by … Keep reading »
Visit to Magarita Tejada Foundation School/ Migration Presentation
Written by senior Music/Education major Mariah Kaufman On Friday morning (May 13th), we visited Margarita Tejada Foundation which is a school primarily for students with Down Syndrome. After a brief tour of the school, Goshen College students were split up into different classrooms to assist the teachers and interact with students. There were many different … Keep reading »
Weekend #1: Visiting Lake Atitlan and the Surrounding Communities
Katy Thornthwaite is a music and secondary education double major from Black River, NY. Our first weekend in Guatemala started bright and early with our van leaving Semilla at 6:00 am. After about an hour and a half in the car, we arrived in Tecpan for breakfast at a local restaurant. Our breakfast options were … Keep reading »
Exploring Guatemala City: Day 2
Augusta Nafziger is a junior writing and music double major from Weyers Cave, Virginia. Our second day in Guatemala began with a delicious breakfast (thank you Reyna and Ingrid!), followed by a guest speaker lecture by Israel Ortiz, a professor at Universidad de San Carlos. His presentation introduced us to some key statistics about Guatemala, including … Keep reading »
Fruit and Conversation: First Day in Guatemala
We’re here! Yesterday’s one-stop flight to Guatemala was uneventful — almost easy — and we arrived at 9pm hora de Guate (11pm Eastern) although it was closer to 1pm Eastern by the time we made it to CASAS and took this picture. . . After orientation this morning we were treated to a fascinating presentation about … Keep reading »