Matt In Guatemala

This blog represents the personal experience of one MCH (Maternal and Child Health) Peace Corps Volunteer who served in Guatemala from 2015 to 2017. The opinions expressed here are neither those of the Peace Corps nor of the U.S. or Guatemalan Governments.

Category: Personal Life

This category of posts are those describe things I do to have fun in Guatemala, and other unexpected things that might I might do!

Last Day As a Peace Corps Volunteer

This was my site mate, Adam’s, last week in town and he spent the past couple of weeks saying goodbye…

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Purifying Your Water as a Peace Corps Volunteer

This post describes how I purify my drinking water during my Peace Corps service, not the most exciting topic, but…

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Peace Corps Guatemala: Daily Activites 7: Community Announcements

October has been a busy month in my town, I helped organize five health assemblies as part of a research…

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Peace Corps Guatemala: Daily Activities 6: What am I doing Today?

On a monthly basis, Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) in the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) program here in Guatemala, (which…

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Peace Corps Guatemala: Daily Activities 5: Training of Trainers

Today I traveled in a chicken bus through winding dirt mountain roads and paved highways to the capitol of my…

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El Dia de Todos Los Santos in My Site

I had been anticipating celebrating Todos Los Santos Day, or November 1st, in my town for weeks, a sure-fire way…

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Peace Corps Guatemala: Daily Activities 4: Halloween As A “Second Goal Activity”

This last Monday was Halloween in the U.S., and the weekend before I bought some peanut M & M’s in…

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Watching the First Presidential Debate in Guatemala

The weather in Guatemala is much less variable than in the United States, in my town we talk about just…

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One Year Anniversary in Guatemala

Well . . . it’s been a little more than a year that I’ve been in Guatemala at this point….

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First Corn of this Year’s Harvest!

My host family graciously gave me two corn on the cobs which they recently harvested from their corn field, most…

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