The presentations today were really interesting, although I think they took longer than any of us thought. It was really interesting to hear about the role of the civil war first as everything built off of it. Being able to learn more about the education system was really important to me when I was preparing to come to Guatemala as I am a firm believer that lasting change starts by educating the next generations.
Being able to hear my from peers and seeing how much each and every one of them cares about what they did research on made me proud to be among them. It isn’t easy to look at a problem, find it’s causes, and formulate a solution, especially coming from an outside perspective. I think we did a good job, though, and I think we all have a better idea of not only what we want to do in the future but also a much better understanding of why we want to do it. I know I do.
Nick in Guatemala 