Since this trip to Guatemala is my first time truly experiencing the culture outside of the United States, I have quite a lot to reflect about on the day.
I have only been to one other country before, Costa Rica, but I hardly got to see what life was truly like in that country because we only saw the nice neighborhood and areas around it that we stayed at, and I left having a good time with the trip, but not necessarily understanding the country.
Today was much different, though.
I ate Guatemalan food, and we got to explore and see different lines of work. I have to say, it was truly enlightening, especially the first shop we went to where we learned about how blankets were made, as well as other cloth. It is mind-boggling that a simply designed blanket took two entire months to make, and it makes you really appreciate the line of work.
I am truly glad, though, that even if it was outside the bus windows, we got to see the rougher sides of town. The rusty and worn-down streets that were in front of my eyes and not behind the pages of a book gave me a new perspective on others’ lives outside of just where I have lived.
I felt like I actually got to see life in Guatemala, which is something I haven’t gotten to say ever about another country.
I’m really glad I went to Central America first before going to Europe like me and my family have always talked about, because I feel like seeing the hard-working lives of the Guatemalan people would help me get to know the lives of people not just there but around the world as compared to the more westernized continent that Europe is.
All in all, I’m glad I went to Guatemala, and I would recommend that more people would do so.
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