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physically and developmen-
tally, for life."
Seeds for a Future is working
to combat this heartbreaking
crisis. In rural Guatemala,
adults on average have less
than a 6th grade education.
The program takes a holis-
tic approach by offering both
hands-on education with re-
gard to community and family
gardening, harvesting and nu-
trition instruction, as well as a
community library where com-
puter training, adult education,
women's health education and
much needed pre-school pro-
grams are taught. Nearly 500
families are currently taking
part in the various programs.
I encourage you to check out
the Seeds for a Future web-
site (http://bit.ly/1mbG9FO) to
learn more, and to follow them
on Facebook (http://on.fb.
me/1jJzwQG) too!
Now back to the adventure…
We flew into Guatemala City,
where we were greeted by
our driver David, who drove
us about 45 minutes away to
a lovely B & B in Antigua. I'll
also add that I was traveling
with two other women, Mara
and Michelle, so we were the
three amigas.
Antigua, Guatemala (http://bit.
ly/1yiUZ5L) is a beautiful city
full of Spanish colonial archi-
tecture, fountains, ruins, mar-
kets (mercados) and brightly
colored buildings – a treat after
living in the land of beige for so
long. The streets are cobble-
stone, the sidewalks narrow,
and the people friendly, and
Lake Atitlan - Photo by Stacey Champion
Antigua - Photo by Stacey Champion
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