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Dugout canoes with water taxis, behind, to various lake towns. Santiago Atitlan, December 18, 2007.
 

Fuentes Georginas (hot spring), September 28, 2007.
 
 

San Mateo Ixtatan, Huehuetenango. October 2008.
 
 

Tuesday evening bible study, organized by the Capaciun nuns, every week in a different home in Salcaja, September 25, 2007.
 

Independence Day float in Ixtahuacan, September 15, 2007.
 

Funeral mass in Santa Eulalia, Huehuetenango, September 18, 2007.
 

In front of Catholic church in Santa Eulalia, Huehuetenango, September 18, 2007.
 
 
Breakfast with one of Eulalia’s 43 nieces and nephews, Jacaltenango. Sept. 2007.
 

Hedgerows, along the road from Santa Eulalia to Huehuetenango, September 18, 2007.
 

Santiago Atitlan, September 30, 2007.
 

Burial of the infant grandchild of Andres Ordonez, who received his university degree in education with a scholarship from the Granby Ct. Congregational Church in the 70’s. Andres became Superintendent of Schools for half of the Department of Huehuetenango.

 

San Mateo, Huehuetenango
 

Juana Jimenez and her children, Ixtahuacan. Juana was one of my early scholarship students from Ixtahucan and is now a school teacher in Ixtahuacan.
 

Gloria Dominga, her aunt, husband and children. Aguacatan Nov 2005. Gloria was one of my early scholarship students from Ixtahucan and is now a teacher in Aguacatan.
 

Bringing home a Christmas tree, an air plant, in Ixtahuacan. 12/05
 

Todos Santos, Huehuetenango, on a “road trip” with Maria Ordonez (scholarship student in the 80’s), Maria’s husband Sebastian, Eulalia Paiz, current Quaker medical student in medicine, and Don Livingston. All adhering to the Guatemalan custom of being very serious when having a picture taken. Herlinda Matias, another Quaker scholarship student in social work, is taking the photo. November 2005.
 

Eulalia, Maria and Sebastian enjoying the view of the Chuchumatanes. 12/05
 

Maria Ordonez Mendez, from Ixtahuacan, was one of my early scholarship student, and is now a primary school teacher in Casaca, Ixtahuacan.

 

Todos Santos, Huehuetenango.
 

Mud slide from Hurrican Stan killed nine hundred in Santiago Aitlan and almost buried its hospital, requiring the hospital to be relocated.
 

Maria Luz Ordonez, Granadillo, Ixtahuacan
 

Panajachel on Lake Atitlan. Ferry boats go to the villages surrounding the lake.

 
 

Crossing the Rio Cuilco, Aldea San Miguel, Ixtahuacan, Huehuetenango.
 

September 15th Independence Day, Quetzaltenango, September 2006.

 
 

Pick up sticks were a hit with “kids” of all ages.

 

Town of Todos Santos, Huehuetenango.
 

Near town of Todos Santos
 
 

Sebastain shopping for a marimba, Santa Eulalia, Huehuetenango.
 
 

Easter in Antigua, April 2006
 

 

Playing soccer during Quaker scholarship program annual conference. April 2006.
 
 
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