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J-term In Guatemala

RELS 245.01 - Guatemala: The Quiche Mayan Indians

Students will study the religion, history, politics and culture of Guatemala and the Quiche Mayans in particular. Travelers will also engage in service projects and visit a host of cultural sites.

Name: Liz Collier
Major: English
Class: 2011
Home: Virginia Beach, VA

1/18/2011		Dream Analysis
		Since I have been in Guatemala, I have remembered the dreams I have had each night. I usually never, EVER remember my dreams back at school or at home. [Read more from this post]
1/17/2011		"Some people vacation in the Bahamas, but the COOL people come to Panajachel!" -Ben Blevins
		It has been quite a weekend; my apologies for not writing sooner! Saturday morning we left bright and early for a relaxing weekend back in Panajachel. [Read more from this post]
1/15/2011		Fire Ceremony
		Okay, so I just wrote this really long and heartfelt entry about my day yesterday and how awesome it was, only to click submit and find out that my internet here had timed out. [Read more from this post]

Name: Randy Timmerman
Major: Religious Studies
Class: 2013
Home: Mechanicsville, VA

1/18/2011		Physio-Spiritual - I'm not a big fan of compound, complex ideologies, but still.
		The people here in Guatemala are amazing. A new concept that I would like to propose is that the people down here in Guatemala and in most Central American countries is that they live in a very Physio-Spiritual (I made that up) way. [Read more from this post]
1/16/2011		W_ _ _ing Hard or Hardly W_ _ _ing?
		Since being in Guatemala, our group has only done two work projects. The first couple of days, our group worked at one of the schools in the community to get it ready for school starting the following week. [Read more from this post]
1/16/2011		Functional Fixi-what? (AKA - Ma-Chet-Eh?)
		The machete, in modern culture, is a weapon of violence and destruction. It is a sharp sword that, when used properly, can cause serious injury. [Read more from this post]

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