This was the uninhabited Volunteer House at the AFOPADI compound in July when Wesley and I made our site-visit. I'm delighted to know that it will soon be full of great youthful energy, cooking smells and drying laundry. That's because Eva & Michael will soon arrive.
We met after they attended my presentation on the AFOPADI project at WBEZ's Worldview Global Activism Expo this spring. The result is that they are the first long-term (six months) American volunteers who will be in Guatemala with AFOPADI. Though they have both been studying permaculture, the artist in me is especially happy because they are also both wonderful photographers...and people, of course. Michael will work with the Agricultural part of the project and Eva with Education. They're currently brushing up on their Spanish in Guatemala and just this week, finally met the AFOPADI folk at the office in Quetzaltenango (Xela is the indigenous name that everybody uses). I was not surprised that both groups bonded immediately, though I was a little jealous and living vicariously.
You can keep track of their adventures on Eva's Blog.
Go to Eva's blog and then click on "anotherwise" top left....Below, you can share the view they will have when they walk from the house to their composting outhouse. What luxury! Inside is a small stove that they will fuel with propane tanks you can get refilled in the town a half-hour walk away. Their sink is outside and they have a few solar light bulbs to illuminate the kitchen and bedroom. When the temps start to heat up in February, they will be grateful for the patio when they take a well-earned siesta.
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