My four weeks in Guatemala

At 16 I spent the summer in Guatemala with a group of students I had never met before. I had no idea what to expect. In the end, I learned more in my four weeks of travel than I did in my first two years in high school. The instructors were incredibly caring and helpful, and made the experience so much better. They were able to calm down students feeling homesick and answer all of our questions about language, history, and culture. The food during the trip was authentic and delicious, and we even had the opportunity to learn to cook some dishes.