Guatemala 2007: Wooddale

So after my junior and senior years in high school I went to Guatemala and El Salvador with my church, Wooddale. It was an experience that really changed me and part of why I then decided to study Spanish in college.

This year, I was able to translate for the same trip that I had gone on a few years earlier. It was great for me to be able to see the growth in my Spanish in this way. During the trip I translated for North American doctor. It was great to be able to use all the medical Spanish that I had learned during the semester. Also, I loved the students who I was able to get know. It really affirmed that I would like to work with high schoolers someday.

I could write several entries about the trip, but mainly I would just like to say that I love Campur. Campur is a town that I went to in high school and was able to return to this year. It's in the mountains in northern Guatemala and it is a very impoverished area. It's always a blessing to be able to work with the people of Campur.

After working with the Wooddale group I left for the States. I could have stayed longer but it was necessary to go home and make some money. The pictures are of me and one of the girls from Campur and of a some students from the medical team and me helping translate.