Touching Ground

Yesterday was insane. Landing in GUA was so much different than I ever could have imagined. Every five minutes I would look out of the plane in amazement. The terrain is so beautiful. Life seems so simple here. I watched children play on the street with a bottle on a string; while their parents pedal trinkets. The people are so welcoming here. Everywhere we go we are welcomed with open arms and smiles. This morning (Sunday morning) we went to the holocaust museum. It’s important to GUA Because history repeated itself in countries across the world. We also went to the square. It a was nice to see all the families feeding pigeons and the kids running around having fun. Next we went to the cemetery, which was really interesting. Many of the tombs were broken into. In fact we saw a femur on the side of path. José said it was likely the result of gang activity. It was really interesting to see the intentional separation between the rich and the poor in the cemetery. However since the contrary had become so over crowded over the years he rich and the poor lived together.

During this tour José taught us 4 very important lessons.

1. We are always trying to separate our self from the other but we have to live with the other. 
2. Don’t be greatful for what you have but for what they are. 
3. Don’t work for the other work with the other. 
4. Call the other by their name not the other.

Lauryn Watson