Who knew goodbyes could be so hard? Certainly not this group of twenty high schoolers and soon-to-be college students. Our final day together began with sleep-fatigued students and a late breakfast. The night before was filled with quality time together spent playing ‘sardines’ and watching a Disney channel movie…
We said goodbye to Guatemala City and SEMILLA yesterday morning as we headed for the airport. We departed with heavy hearts and luggage with mementos for family and friends. Our time at Semilla had felt short despite being there for two weeks, but then again, time does fly when…
We’ve arrived on our last day here at SEMILLA. After a long day of traveling back from Lago Atitlan, the students were able to have a bit more of a relaxing day. This morning’s breakfast consisted of the famous beans, eggs, and tortillas, along with the occasional bowl of…
Waking up at 5:00 a.m. may seem a bit extreme, especially for a group of high schoolers, but that didn’t stop some of our SSTTers. Around 10 students rose with the sun to plunge into Lago Atitlan. The water, though frigid at first, quickly became much warmer than the air…
A quick overview of our day yesterday: The early bird gets the worm. as the saying goes. We got up bright and early yesterday for our drive to Lago de Atitlan, leaving at 5:15 a.m.. Unfortunately, we ran into unexpected roadblocks and obstacles: with the excessive rain this week, a…
Goshen College’s Study-Service Theology Term (SSTT) takes 20 high school students — denominationally, theologically, geographically, racially and ethnically diverse — to the Central American country of Guatemala each summer for a two-week study pilgrimage.
Application deadline for summer 2022 trip: November 21, 2021
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For questions, contact Program Director Keith Graber Miller
