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.

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Peace Corps Guatemala: Daily Activities 3: Women’s Group Handwashing Charla

This past week in my town located in the western highlands of Guatemala (we have bonafide forests and mountains where…

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Healthy Schools Programing and Training Specialist Position

I recently saw a new jobs posting on the official Peace Corps Guatemala Facebook page for a Healthy Schools Programing…

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Saying Bon Appetite in Spanish: Buen Provecho!

One of the first polite pieces of conversation we learned as Peace Corps Trainees in Guatemala is the tradition of…

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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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Peace Corps Training: So What’s a Dinamica?

During Pre-Service Training (PST), and during our service, we’ve gotten a lot of practice participating in, and organizing, dinamicas. Dinamicas…

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Peace Corps Guatemala: Daily Activities 2: A Typically Atypical Day

I heard through the ole’ Peace Corps grapevine that prospective Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) are jonesing to see what our…

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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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Peace Corps Guatemala: Daily Activities 1: Washing Clothes

So I decided to start a series of posts explaining how I, as a Maternal and Child Health Peace Corps…

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Tomales, Tomallitos and Chuchitos in Guatemala!

There are many different corn-based dishes in Guatemala that Peace Corps Colunteers will get a chance to taste besides the…

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Marimba Band in Mall in Xela!

I had to go to Xela this weekend to get some supplies and ran into a Marimba playing in the…

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