It was just a couple of weeks ago that we went to Guatemala and spent some time at the Meso school with our friends from Utah and The Wonderment. There were many things that stood out for me about this trip and I wanted to write them down before I forgot their importance.
I love traveling with friends and exploring new areas. Guatemala was a new country for me and going there with Cloe and Mileidy at the beginning of the trip felt easy. I say easy because I have traveled with them before, I feel comfortable with them and I trust them in new situations. They make me think because they have great insights into other people and experiences. It was also fitting to have Cassia, Matt and Amy along with their families join the trip the next day. A few times in my life when I am fully out of my comfort zone have been with the Wonderment crew. The amount of support, trust and ease I felt to travel with this many people is something that I am grateful for.
I love schools – the energy and the excitement from the energy of the kids is infectious. Thinking about how to motivate students with projects and set up the structure with the teachers is a fun puzzle. It made the Project Wonder idea real for a moment. I want to figure out how to capture that and move it out to the world.
The volcano hike was really hard. Actually, the hike was not hard, the evening and night were hard. I am not sure how I feel about my reaction to the sleeping and bathroom quarters. I think that it is always good to experience something like that so that it puts our life into perspective. It is also interesting to do something like that with a group so that you see the necessity of having people around you that are supportive and get you through hard things.
More than anything, relationships are key to life. I am grateful for everyone that I interacted with on the trip and will continue to think about the different elements of the trip that impacted discussions and decisions in the upcoming weeks.
Let me know what you took away from this experience!
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