U.S.-Mexico Border: NOLA & Arizona
May 13 – May 23聽 New Orleans聽 New Orleans is known for its lively French Quarter and its Mardi Gras festival, but other important aspects of the city are overlooked. New Orleans is a city of resilience in multiple ways that extend beyond its party nature. With 2nd Line Tours, Jay, our tour guide, shared....
Cuba: keep asking the hard questions
Stepping off the plane, Cuba already felt different. Palm trees lining the road, the sun shining brightly, breathing in the fresh air. Throughout our two weeks here in Cuba we have experienced the beauty of Cuban culture. The streets filled with the sound of music and people dancing, with art displayed in the store windows.....
Cuba: between light and shadow
how beautiful the birds are they roam freely oh how they sing do they know they are locked in a cage? oh how they continue to fly with pride singing loudly for all to hear under the sun that has never failed to rise oh how the sun has seen everything does the sun ever....
Guatemala: Community Service
We recently spent 10 days living in communities around Guatemala and serving with organizations in those聽 communities. Keep reading to hear about where each group went.聽 We (Marie & Sophia) spent the week in Santiago, Atitlan working with Amanecer Nueva de Santiago Atitlan (ANADESA). This organization focuses on helping empower indigenous women, as well as....
Guatemala: Holy Week
Holy Week in Guatemala聽 The past week we traveled out to Chichicastenango and around Lago Atitlan. We left on the tails of our goodbyes to host families and the end of Spanish classes, so the week was a real change of pace. Throughout the week we saw examples of hope being held with pain, a....
Guatemala: Host families
Our families have been an integral part of our Guatemalan experience. At first, the idea of staying and living with a family we had never met before in an entirely new country was a bit frightening for a majority of us. The cultural and language barriers seemed to be the biggest worries, but once meeting....
Guatemala: Take the Plunge
Plunging into Cultural Learning Guatemala is a paradoxical paradise. That鈥檚 what Israel Ortiz told us on the first day of orientation in the second-floor CASAS meeting room. I remember sitting in that room, full of excitement. I was ready to fully plunge into this new paradise. Three weeks later I鈥檓 panicking while clinging to a....
Guatemala: Independent Travel Week
During the week of spring break for the rest of 黑料正能量, the Guatemala intercultural students had the chance to travel in small groups around Guatemala, Belize, and El Salvador. We planned the trips ourselves and were given the opportunity to go anywhere we wanted (with the approval of our leaders, of course). Here鈥檚 a short....
Guatemala: Education
10 March 2024 Education – Investing in the future Two weeks ago our group focused on education in Guatemala. We listened to a presentation and got a tour at Casa Horeb about the school program they run called EduVida. They offer free classes for people of all ages who are looking to further their education....
Guatemala: Human Rights
Legacy of the armed conflict This week (February 18-23)聽 we focused on human rights and learned about Bishop Gerardi. He was a significant person in Guatemala who focused on uncovering the human rights violations committed by the military upon the indigenous community in the 1960s. We watched a documentary about the murder of Monsignor Gerardi....