I have loved the Cooperativa Spanish School since my 1st visit in 2007. What really makes the school great are the directors and the teachers and their wonderful social projects, but part of the attraction has been the gorgeous garden setting overlooking the lake. With rising lease costs and lack of control, the directors of [...]
If you haven’t figured it out yet, I really, truly love being in San Pedro La Laguna. It feels good to be there and to know so many people. It’s great to run into the Beca kids and their families around town; here are some photos of those moments and you can see a larger [...]
We took some of the kids shopping with money from their sponsors. I’ve included a few photos in the post below and the rest are here in case you’d like to take a look. Pedro Nehemías trying on shoes Juana Micaela, Evelin Elena, and María Ujpan Tuch checking out the shoes Juana’s selection Emerson likes [...]
In order to touch base with all the parents, Mynor and I got the word out that I would be hanging out in the beautiful park near the Catholic church in the evenings. Nearly every family stopped by to say hello, some of them more than once. I’ve chosen a few photos to post below [...]
Another activity I couldn’t squeeze in this trip that I’ve enjoyed the last 3 years is providing a big celebration meal for the Beca students and their families. In lieu of that, Mynor suggested I take the kids out for pizza which turned out to be a new joy. We hosted 4 lunches for bunches [...]
Greetings from Oregon! I just returned after 2 lovely weeks in Guatemala. Usually I visit in July and stay longer. With other family plans in place for July 2013, I grabbed a few extra days either side of spring vacation and celebrated all things Beca along with Semana Santa – Easter week – in San [...]
I am delighted to announce we have 13 new Beca students eager to continue their education in 2013 thanks to generous donations to the Beca Project. I’ve posted a photo of each of them below and you can view the complete set HERE on my flickr photo site. That brings our total to 44 students [...]
I just received a wonderful set of photos from the 2012 graduation ceremony at the Escuela Luisa y Benjamin Paul that our Beca students attend for their middle school years. 7 of our original Beca students graduated from the equivalent of 9th grade this year. They’ll each pick a career field and choose a Diversificada [...]
The annual Beca celebration was extraordinary once again. More than 200 celebrants including more than 30 families, a dozen teachers, 2 traditional dances, 2 cultural plays, gigantic pots of pepián, and hundreds of photos = powerful memories. I’ve included some of my favorite photos below and you can access a complete set of 40 HERE [...]
It is with a full, happy heart that I share these photos of some of my visits to the homes of Beca students this summer. With 31 students, that’s a lot of time invested and a lot of amazing memories of shared laughter and tears. The families are universally generous, warm, and welcoming. I’ve chosen [...]
