Monday we finished our first house. The family were presented with the keys and the dad said a few words in Spanish. It was quite emotional and as the dad said thank-you, you could see that he was quite close to tears. This family has been waiting 5 years for a 'brick' house. The grandfather said to us that it was a gift from God and he was so grateful. This house means so much to the family and you suddenly realise that you forget the differences when you are bu...

Hey everyone! Hope you are all well! I cannot believe it is the end of the second week already - the time is flying past so quickly. Last weekend I went to Lake Atitlan with Kate and Shana. It was really beautiful and we were staying in a lovely hotel with hot water, clean comfortable beds and lots of scrumptious food! We had our own guide who took us on a boat trip across to Santiago (lots of markets, churches etc). Lake Atitlan is huge, roughly 130 square kms...

Well, I have just finished my first week of house building in Antigua and can honestly say that I have never worked so hard in my life but am really loving it! I arrived late on Sunday evening and moved into a local Guatemalan family home. The accommodation is very basic and the host family place strict rations on light, water and food. I am just pleased that I have finally figured out how to get hot water from the shower at last!! It's quite cold in the evenings...