Arrival in Tamahu

After leaving Guatemala City yesterday morning, we got on a bus... where we would spend about the next six hours. Passing through arid desert, lush tropical forests, and countless cliffs and ravines, we shared our sweat and laughter until we arrived in our home for the next week: Tamahu. The village is small and condensed, filled to the brim with friendly locals. We got a brief tour, including the basketball courts, nutrition center, place where we eat, and town square. For lodging, we are in groups of four to six (single gender), each group assigned to a family, who have graciously opened their houses to us. Although the houses are of varying descriptions and have families of varying levels of presence, everyone is comfortable and happy. Our meals are prepared for us specially, so we know that everything served to us is safe to eat. We are about to depart on a one to two hour hike into the mountains, where we will be working for the rest of this week. We will be building stoves and weatherproofing houses. We will be posting again tonight; hopefully that will be our regular schedule. - Lily and Sean