Education
Spend time in schools and understand the challenges of gaining an education in Guatemala.
Visit with SAU alumni teaching in international schools!
Family
Understand the issue of the “disappeared” in conversation with support groups for
their families. Learn to make Mayan cuisine, especially tortillas. Experience the
Mayan culture in a mountain village. Participate in a typical Mayan wedding. While
in Antigua, we may live with Guatemalan host families.
Government
Experience the colonial capital of Antigua and beautiful Lake Atitlan surrounded by
three majestic volcanoes. Meet with organizations monitoring work conditions in the
maquiladoras, export assembly plants.
Religion
Visit missionaries and fellowship with Guatemalans. Learn about Mayan beliefs as well
as the influence of the Catholic Church in Guatemala.
Economics
Learn about ministries to thousands of impoverished people. See how families scavenge
at the city dump. Visit markets displaying artisan crafts. Gain a better understanding
of the roots of poverty and marginalization.