Rachel, Judy, Sharon, and I preparing for our first class, making our (suggestion/question/comment) box!
One of my main community service projects here in Guatemala is teaching (along with three other girls from my group) a womens’ health class in Spanish every week. This past week was our first class on Thursday night, which was mainly an introduction – we will be deciding on what health topics we’ll teach based on what the ladies want to learn. We each introduced ourselves individually (name, where we’re from, and of course our favorite food!), and then the women introduced themselves. I’m looking forward to getting to know these women. They are all so positive about life, and they seemed so excited to learn, especially so they can bring the lessons they learn back to their families and neighborhoods.
After the introductions, we did a short trivia quiz about various health topics, and that got the conversation going. The ladies are not hesitant to make comments and ask questions, creating a great learning environment. They were already debating with us about the existence of a law that declares health as universal right in Guatemala (the law exists in the 96’ Peace Accords but it’s not enforced). In the last half hour of the class, we talked more about health topics for classes in the future. Our next classes will probably include nutrition (how to be nutritious in an economic way), infectious diseases, and cancer.
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