The End of Pre-school

The 4 pre-school students are very happy to have celebrated the end of their school year. Now they are ready to start grade school in January. Congratulations.

Graduates

October 23rd was the Graduation Mass for the young men and women of Los Hogares. We are especially happy and grateful for the benefactors who made the dreams of our students a reality. May God bless Ana, Bartola, Marta, Lorena, Lourdes, William, and David. Let this triumph be only the beginning of many obtained in your life.

Biotopo del Quetzal

On the 20th of October, a number of the Hogares team enjoyed a retreat on a trip to Cobán alta Verapaz. In our travels, we visited the Biotopo del Quetzal, a place designated to the conservation of our national bird, in Baja Verapaz, much like the Grutas del Rey Marcos (Caves of King Mark). In San Juan Chamelco. The trip to the biotope was beautiful; the beginning was exciting and easygoing-scaling a mountain and crossing a river various times. We found relaxation at the waterfalls. It is a marvelous place for nature lovers.

The Museum

They told us that the best time to see a quetzal is in the morning when it comes down to eat. It was too bad we had to settle with seeing it in the museum.

Party

During the evening, everyone except the sisters went to a restaurant with live music and enjoyed singing and dancing. The next day we didn’t have much luck; after already traveling many kilometers and arriving at the caves, we were hit with a surprise: we couldn’t enter. What bad luck!

We returned to Cobán and visited a nursery of delicately cared for orchids. We got to see our national flower, the Monja Blanca, as well as a large quantity of different and beautiful orchids.

Would you like to see some?

Pre-school Exam

Today in the pre-school was a day of entertainment. The pre-school kids had a circus themed final exam. The girls from Los Hogares were very excited in the preparations weeks before the actual performance, which went very well today.
Congratulations Yeimy, Elsa Cleta, Rut, and Martha and congratulations as well to Seño Sonia who was the coordinator of the event.

Kid's Day

The 1st of October Guatemala celebrated el Día del Niño y la Niña (Kid's Day), but it wasn't until Friday the 3rd that the Sisters, volunteers, and employees celebrated. Only the smaller children were there, but it was a special afternoon where everyone performed, using their talents, to entertain the kids on their day.

After the games and dances everybody enjoyed a delicious cake.