The heart of the people...

To answer most of your questions about wondering how things are going here and how the people of Guatemalan are...

The people here are very warm with big hearts. Which is very surprising once you get to know the history of Guatemala, and its people. The people of the Aldeas, which make up of 95% of Mayan, have been living in an hierarchal society since the arrival of the conquistadors. With about 500 years of suffrage they still continue to be a people of good faith in strangers. The only way I can explain and in order for you all to get an idea of what they have endured and what I see everyday since most of their brutal history finally came to a peace 10-12 years ago. There is a movie that we watched today, more of a documentary you can call it, Precarious War: God and Guatemala. I definitely recommend it for everyone who wants to know what we see and experience on a daily basis. I know most will take this with a grain a salt, but there is a handful of you that will actually look into this movie, and you will understand the culture and people that I am living with, since I am staying with a Mayan family in Santo Domingo Xenacoj which is an aldea, and 10 miles south of Chimaltenango.