We began our day working at St. Jude's Primary School. Our work is to help build a perimeter fence around the school yard, which involves mixing cement, hauling wheelbarrows of materials, stabilizing the wire fence, and digging trenches. Upon arrival we noticed that the school yard was riddled with trash, mostly empty plastic bottles, caps, and plastic wrapping for various food items. This inspired a school yard clean-up. In addition, we tidied up the dining area.
Plaque at St. Jude's Primary School
Mixing together dirt with cement
In the early evening each of us were greeted by a member of our homestay family and walked us home. It was a short walk to the homes where we will be staying the for the next six days. We look forward to getting to know them and learning more about their traditions and culture.
Juan helping us with our project
Kalyn working with mortar to stabilize the fence
Cathy working with mortar to stabilize the fence
Briana working with mortar to stabilize the fence
Jerilyn helping mix cement
Alysha and Cathy working with mortar to stabilize the fence
Yiqin helping dig a trench
Julio giving us a tour of the Maya Museum
After our morning of service we enjoyed lunch back at Ernesto and Aurora's cottages followed by a tour of the Mayan Museum in Maya Center. The tour was very informative and introduced us to many aspects of traditional Mayan life. We participated in a Mayan dance to music made by marimba, practiced grinding corn and coffee beans, shaped tortillas, and best of all we enjoyed freshly baked tortillas on the traditional Mayan stove.
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