spent the day working with the locals, giving them an extra hand in a project they were working on. I am starting to get used to the truck rides and all of the dogs following me. Jack, Evan, and I woke up extra early today to hike the nearby mountain before the sunrise. Halfway back down, Jack got sick and is the first to be affected by the dreaded amoeba (not confirmed). I would feel really bad if I didn't have to share a room with him. Once we got Jack settled in to bed, we headed down to a nearby city to help the locals build a home for a less fortunate family. It was extremely hot today and i wasn't extremely thrilled with the work ahead. We ended up mixing gravel for the cement and helped poured it to set a foundation for the house. We got a ton done in one day and the locals were thrilled with the help as well. During one of our breaks, I met some of the local kids and they were a blast. There were all so full of energy and life and it was such a joy talking to them. We then visited the reforestation clinic and learned about the different trees and plants there. Some of us sanded utensils as the others chopped wood. Teddy and I took a "tut tut" to the panedaria. We got so many pan dulces and they were delicious. The food is almost the same here as it is back home in the sense that there are really no traditional meals in San Lucas Toliman. Besides the incident with Jack, today was another great day in Guatemala.
- Carson Spivey
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