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Community Service Trip to Parramos, Guatemala
Parramos, Guatemala
July 6-July 15
Day Three: Sunday, July 8
Lake Atitlan to Panajachel to Parramos
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1. We started our Sunday morning with devotions on the lawn. |
2. Margaret led the hymn sing. |
3. We dragged our bags to the parking lot for transport to Panajachel, where we would meet our bus. |
4. The bags go by truck, but the road, which was severly damaged during the last hurricane, couldn't accommodate a full size bus, so it was back to the boat. |
5. We board the water ferry for the short ride over to Panajachel. |
6. Louise, Liz and Margaret show their prowess. |
7. We stopped at a scenic overlook for a group photo, a last look at Lake Atitlan, and a final shoppping opportunity (note the children in the foreground.) |
8. Mt. Atitlan and Mt. Toliman from the overlook. |
9. A local cemetery, note the pastel grave markers, a tradition in Guatemala. |
10. The Cathederal in Solola. |
11. We stopped at the Katok Restaurant for lunch, and Sunday was the pig roast special. That pig was gone before we left, and it was delicious. |
12. The young adults table at Katok. |
13. Sunday is also when they have live music, our first Guatemalan marimba band there was also a bassist and drummer, not in the picture. |
14. Glenn is fascinated by one of the few pieces of antique equiment not still in use, this was a wheat harvester. |
15. We passed a revival meeting that had just ended. |
16. Horses are still in wide use in Parramos for basic transportation, if the droppings left on the streets is any indication. |
17. The school yard at Valley of the Pines, the basketball hoops and sports eqipment was provided by corporate sponsors, although not without strings. |
18. The team gets it first look at the school, and their bearings. |
19. The school mural, "Parramos and Princeton, United." |
20. We sort and size the chinos, both long and short, and tee shirts donated by the American Boys Choir in Princeton. |
21. Emily, Hana and Doņa Brenda, the School Board Chair, work out a schedule that is the least disruptive for the students, but still lets us maximize our class time. |
22. The medical crew sorts and categorizes the medical supplies donated for the trip. |
23. To save shipping costs, each team member carried a second suitcase with either medical or school supplies, or clothing. |
24. No slacking here as Jeff, part of the music education team, sorts the slacks into sizes. |
25. Hannah and Katherine do the same with tee shirts. |
26. Doņa María, a member of School Board, and also mother of Doņa Brenda, and grandmother of a student, helps Dave pump up one of the many balls he brought for his PE program. |
27. Bryan, the painting and repairs team leader, checks over the painting supplies. We brought with use all the painting supplies, except for the paint, which was a oil based paint, stretched with gasoline, because thinner was too expensive. There was no smoking in the painting areas. |
28. Dave ges an early start with his PE program. |
29. Kim, Nancy and Brita sort through the medical supplies. |
30. The dispensary begins to take shape, primarily with gifts of medical supplies from Johnson & Johnson and MAP International. |
31. Katerine, Hannah and Anne take a breather. |
32. Margaret entertains some of the students. Remember this is Sunday and they didn't need to be there, however they were so excited that they wouldn't leave. |
33. Laura and Margaret with some of the local kids. Our youth team were kid magnets, whenever they arrived at school, they would immediatley be surrounded by a group of students. |
34. Jeff conducts an impromptu photography lesson. |
35. They were fascinated by the digital camera. |
36. Hannah and friends. |
37. Fredy and Pam are feted for their birthdays, again. |
38. Just hanging out. |
39. Diane reviews the final school teaching schedule for the week. Classes included English, Arts & Crafts and Music. |
40. It was a long day, so some of the team opted for a lift instead of walking back to the hotel. |
41. Jonathan reviews the music team schedule with Margaret and Katherine. |
42. Sunday dinner at "La Poseda de mi Abuelo" where half the team is staying. |
43. Liz, Anne, Heather and Hannah share dinner and not a "hamburgeso" in sight. |
44. Hanna, Glenn, Dianne and Bryan share dinner. There were three diffent bean soups, more a stew really, on the menu, Black Bean, Red Bean and White Bean. They were all delicious. |