Friday August 3rd, San Lucas Toliman

Hello from San Lucas Toliman!

Today we took the bus from Antigua to San Lucas Toliman. The drive was 4 hours and very scenic, as we were driving alongside the mountains. We stopped halfway through the drive at a large rustic wooden restaurant for lunch. After lunch we continued our drive to San Lucas Toliman, on the way we saw many stray dogs and cows. We thought it was interesting how they treat the dogs differently here than back home. We arrived to our hotel and most of us settled in while some waited for their room to be ready we played soccer with little boys. We skipped rocks and walked along the shore of lake Atitlan. Then after dinner we gathered around the fire for our nightly reflection. Everyone is super excited for our first day at the work site tomorrow!!  We will meet the families and learn how to build the stoves and latrines.

Love you mom, dad, & Maddie I am doing well I love it here :) --Grace
 Mom and Dad hope you are doing well it is great here!!!!! --Lauren 











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