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 […]