Welcome to the CHS 2018 Guatemala blog! Through generous support, and in partnership with Thrivent Financial, 10 Spanish students, led by Ms. Jackie Miley (CHS Spanish teacher) and Mike Paulson of Thrivent, will be traveling to San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala to do service work, (while using their amazing Spanish skills), with Habitat International. The group will be working on building a home and installing stoves and latrines in a nearby village. Where is San Lucas Toliman, you ask? It is located in the western part of the country, on the edge of beautiful Lake Atitlan. https://www.google.com/maps/place/San+Lucas+Tolim%C3%A1n,+Guatemala/@15.3044138,-91.0892273,8z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x858935e7a63274d3:0x91aff322ca7ecfe2!8m2!3d14.6355926!4d-91.1424989 Although Spanish is the main language, there are 21 different Mayan languages spoken as well. The journey begins on August 1, when the group heads to Minneapolis to spend the night in preparation for an early morning flight on the