Hi there! I’m happy to be back, giving you another update of life in Esquipulas. It seems I’ve been overthinking about doing blog posts recently and have been hesitant to write anything new for concern that it might not be very well written, or below my standards. However, this has just resulted in me […]
I would like to share some of the many lessons I’ve learned and the insights I’ve gained in the short time that I have been helping out at the shelter. In just two months, the work I’ve been doing and the things I’ve seen have expanded my worldview a lot, and I’d like to share a bit of that with all of you
Well, here I am, back again! It’s been a bit too long. My apologies to any of you who have been waiting for some fresh and spicy Scott content to fill your leisure reading time, I hope you haven’t missed me too much. In truth, things have been very busy lately and are now […]
In my previous post, I promised that I would make a recap of the upcoming Independence Day celebrations in Guatemala. Well, the week of independence has come and gone, and now here I am, ready to tell you all about it! First and foremost, let me give just a bit of historical context. Guatemala declared […]
I can hardly believe that it has already been a month. I can confidently say that I feel like I’m in the groove of things here, and to be honest it feels good. With that being said, a few people have requested a post about what my life here looks like on a day-to-day […]
It’s hard to believe it’s been almost 3 weeks since I first landed in Guatemala. To be honest, all the new names, faces, places and words I’ve been learning has made a three week stay feel like three months, but I digress. Arriving here overall was a whirlwind of new sights and people, but […]
I’m starting this very first post at 9:32 PM on August 4, 2024, the night before I am set to leave for Esquipulas, Guatemala for one year, working with the Saint John’s Abbey Benedictine Volunteer Corps (BVC). Of course, for a pre-departure post this is very much being done in the eleventh hour. However, the […]