In January, I went on a trip with an organization that is funding sustainable agriculture programs in Guatemala and Honduras. Over 10 days, we visited close to 20 different family farm projects all working with natural, organic and sustainable ways to produce food for their families and purify and secure clean water in their areas. It was absolutely incredible!

I made two videos of the trip if you want to check it out:

Guatemala:

Honduras:

Now I’m going back into those communities and learning more about the projects so that I can send reports back to the organization in the US.

I’m also volunteering at a battered women’s shelter in the city 2 days a week. My job is to play with the kids and help them with their homework. It’s basically free daycare while the women try to find jobs and transition out of the shelter. Guatemala only has 2 women’s shelters in the whole country, which is pretty shocking. They need more, trust me.

Miguel has volunteered a bit with a project building a new school and has basically spent that time digging into the side of a mountain with a pick ax for a couple of hours. The same project is also running an organic compost project that we’re taking our fruits and veggies to.

So that’s the update on the volunteer front. We’re learning a lot!