Ma sa la ch’ool!!!! (what’s up??!?!). We just got back from our latest trip to Chisec, Guatemala, and thank goodness it was uneventful and we got a lot done.
After a week of working on smoothing out the walls with stucco, and painting the individual clinic rooms and storage room, we had a Guatemalan artist paint a mural on the front of the clinic. Rene Dionisio is his name, and he is an indigenous Tzutujiil (another Mayan language) from Lake Atitlan. He is a great, laid back, perfect-english speaking, Tzuutijiil-Hip-Hop singing guy. Check out his work!!
We’ve also now got a “CHILA” quilt, hand-made by a staff member at our Medical School and a student in our class. We’re currently looking for the best way to sell it/auction it/raffle it to make some money to keep this going. Photos are attached…
Description: The quilt has the Ceiba tree in the center and the White Nun Orchid in the 6” squares around the edge (done by hand) – tree and flower symbols of Guatemala. The rest is filled in with loops done on the longarm machine. Size: 100” square
Our next trip will probably be in the Spring or early Summer. I’ll keep you updated!
BGS
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