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Considering that this time last week we didn’t know what this week was going to look like, we have somehow managed to do a lot! After catching a glimpse of the eclipse (very cool, but slightly underwhelming!), some of us went with the Pastor to the abandoned church we discovered last week. A family from … Continued

While families in the UK woke up to hot cross buns and chocolate eggs on Easter Sunday, we woke up to a spontaneous shopping trip! The few of us who were awake at 7am left the others to fend for themselves and set off on what would become a whole-morning outing. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find … Continued

This week was Holy Week (Semana Santa) in Guatemala! There’s lots of traditional food, including really amazing Semana Santa sweet bread, and some kind of sweet coffee and caramel chickpea concoction (we weren’t a massive fan). The churches all have decorations out: dried fruits and lights. However, the Catholic churches here tend to do a … Continued