¡Hola! Breakfast this morning was at 0615 before we made our way to the US Embassy in Guatemala City. The Embassy building is new and a state of the art facility. At the Embassy we were briefed by representatives from the State Department, USAID, HSI, and the DOD. The USAID briefing discussed their goals of preventing human suffering and making communities more resilient. They also talked about the Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance which Professor Lennon described as very important for his International Relief class that we will take next year as seniors.
After the Embassy we made our way to the Mayan History Museum in Guatemala City. We were able to see close up artifacts from Mayan culture. This was to prepare us for the Mayan ruins that we will be traveling to this weekend. Pictures below: a group pic at the museum, El Jierto where we got some of the best coffee and cappuccino around, back to the hostel to relax and freshen up before heading back out for pizza tonight. It turned out to be a great day, our group is gelling well together! We are all excited to head to Antigua!
-Aidan Weir-
