That's about as far as my language skills go. Haha just kidding! Kind of.
So, for those of you don't know I am living in a small town in Guatemala called Magdalena. It has a population of about 18,000 and is at an altitude of 7,000 feet, so we are living in the mountains! Which means you either always walking up hill or down hill. Which gets very tiring! I was planning on running here but I think walking is good enough exercise. Ha!
So traveling here was definitely an adventure to me, I have never traveled alone! I flew from O'Hare to Houston and only had a 30 minute lay over... So basically I had to sprint all the way to the other end of the airport but I made it!! When I got to Guatemala Lowell and Cheryl (My aunt and uncle who are in staff here in Guatemala) were waiting for me, which was awesome! I got here a day earlier than the rest of my people so I got to spend the night with them!
So my first day in Guatemala was awesome! It is so pretty here, I am falling in love with this beautiful place! At around noon me and Lowell went to the airport and picked up 3 of the other Global Bridge girls from the airport. All we were missing was Tyler (the only boy Global Bridger). So after that we went and ate lunch at Pollo Compero. Then we went back to Lowell and Cheryl's house and just kind of hung out for a little bit getting to know each other.
Keara, Brooke, Alyssa and me :)
At 3:00 we went and met our host families. Once I got to my host home my mom, Delores showed my around my room. She tried talking to me and showing me around a little bit but I didn't really know what she was saying so I did a lot of smiling and nodding. But we have been able to communicate a little more!
My house
My room. We have no dressers/ shelves/ closets!
Tuesday consisted of orientation all day and going to Antigua to get buy phones for while we are down here and for some ice cream at McDonalds. :) Today we went to our sights we will be working at! I am in the women's social sight and my leaders names are Victoria and Sheny. I like them a lot! We walked around a town right by Guatemala called El Gorrio and prayed and did a few home visits. We then walked down to a little river and helped some women was their clothes. It was a very different experience! I have never realized how awesome it is to have a washer and dryer!
Over looking Magdalena
Thank you for all of the support I have been getting. I appreciate it so much!! Feel free to message me or email me with any questions! kelseygraber1@gmail.com
Excited for you Kelsey! You are going to be a light in this dark world! Praying for you
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