For our Trekkers, the month of April has been filled with an array of cultural experiences and exciting trips during their Spanish language phase in Guatemala. Living in the town of San Jose on the banks of the Lake Peten Itza, everyone had another new wide-eyed experience, having been confined to the depths of the jungle for the previous two months.
Each morning, everyone has woken up to rice or tortillas, with beans (and eggs, if they're lucky) to start the day at 8am with 4 hours of one on one Spanish tuition. Some are quite advanced in their knowledge of Spanish, and others are learning "Buenas Dias" for the first time!
Their afternoons are filled with activities such as football with the locals,
learning to make rope from bay palm, jewellery making, a boat trip, tortilla making, an archaeological tour, dancing lessons, or just swimming in the lake.
The Trekkers stayed with local families in the town, where they could practise their Spanish in a real environment and get to know more about the local way of life.
It has been a month of new experiences and learning a lot about Guatemala and the Spanish language (with a few parties inbetween....!).
Now, those who are continuing their Trekforce experience have arrived back in Belize, and are about to go through a week's teacher training programme, preparing them to be rurally placed in pairs around the Cayo district of Belize.
