Posted by Maya Traditions on September 24, 2015
The success of our work at Maya Traditions is made possible through the constant support of volunteers. Here, we introduce volunteer Rachel who is currently supporting our work in Guatemala: Hi! My name is Rachel, I’m 24 years old and a Graphic Designer from North Carolina. I will be assisting Maya Traditions in the area of Graphic Design! I am very excited to help Maya Traditions establish a visual identity and be able to share the stories of the incredible Maya artisans through design. I will be volunteering until the middle of January and I am so excited for all that is ahead.
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Posted by Maya Traditions on September 10, 2015
What does the everyday life of an indigenous Guatemalan family look like? Our volunteers Bethany and Marlene share their experiences: Saqarik! Which means “Buenos Dias!” in the indigenous Maya language of K’iche, spoken in northwestern Guatemala. While spending a weekend in the rural community of Quiejel, we learned a few important words and phrases of this beautiful, yet challenging language. We are Bethany, 31, and Marlene, 29, both volunteers with Maya Traditions, and would like to share with you our experience of spending a weekend in a rural indigenous community! Yolanda, the leader of the CHUWILA cooperative located in Quiejel—outside
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The success of our work at Maya Traditions is made possible through the constant support of volunteers. Here, we introduce volunteer Marlene who is currently supporting our work in Guatemala: Hola! My name is Marlene, I am German and 29 years old. For the next two months, I will be supporting Maya Traditions in several Marketing activities. I have a bit more than three years practical experience in Marketing as well as theoretical experience due to my Master studies. I decided to leave my job in Germany and travel to Guatemala about six months ago. My goal was to take a
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This week, garden staff and volunteers worked together to make spearmint soap. Volunteer Alix shares a bit about the process: Spearmint soap is one out of a few organic soaps that Maya Traditions produces. This type of soap softens the skin and gives you a natural boost of energy. Best to use it for a morning wake up call! Maya Traditions’ staff member Oseas gave a brief demonstration on how to produce these bars of soap. Ingredients consist of coconut oil, spearmint picked from the garden, olive oil, and lemon grass to create a refreshing fragrance while
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The success of our work at Maya Traditions is made possible through the constant support of volunteers. Here, we introduce volunteer Bethany who is currently supporting our work in Guatemala: Bethany was born and raised in Portland, Oregon but came to Maya Traditions from Washington, D.C. to volunteer on our organic medicinal herb garden and with other special projects. Bethany spent several years working as a Capitol Hill aide on social justice and human rights policies. Through her involvement in her community in Washington D.C., Bethany developed a passion for sustainable, organic agriculture. She pursued this passion by taking several urban
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The success of our work at Maya Traditions is made possible through the constant support of volunteers. Here, we introduce volunteer Alix who is currently supporting our work in Guatemala: Hi! My name is Alix and I’m currently volunteering in the Organic Medicinal Herb Garden for Maya Traditions Foundation. I’ve been here for two weeks and am looking forward to my last three. I’ve been enjoying every minute of this opportunity to work alongside very knowledgeable people. My main focus is to learn more about medicinal plants and sustainable practices, and I believe I’m in the right place for it!! I’m
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Edgar is one of our wonderful staff at Maya Traditions. In charge of the Organic Medicinal Plant Garden, Edgar is also responsible for coordinating and supervising volunteers. Here, volunteer Eli shares a bit about Edgar, with whom she works with on a daily basis: Edgar Tuy is 20 years old and began working for Maya Traditions in an official capacity one year ago. Edgar learned about Maya Traditions Foundation from Oseas, a friend and the groundskeeper at Maya Traditions. He began assisting Oseas with work in the garden and learning about the plants before he got hired last year. Edgar
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The success of our work at Maya Traditions is made possible through the constant support of volunteers. Here, we introduce volunteer Eli who is currently supporting our work in Guatemala: Hi Folks! My name is Eli and I am supporting Maya Traditions Foundation’s Community Health Program by volunteering in the Organic Medicinal Herb Garden for two months this summer. I started working on June 17th and am having a blast so far. I study Anthropology of Sustainable Food Systems at Bennington College and am interested in public health. This volunteer opportunity compliments my academic studies by providing me with opportunity to
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Maya Traditions partners with local university student to realize professional internships in their area of study. Here, one of our recent interns, Ana Buch Chavez, shares her experience woking with Maya Traditions, in the area of Community Health: Programs Coordinator Marisol with artisan Vicenta and her grandfather, and local intern Ana on the right My name is Ana Buch Chavez, and I am a student of Social Work. I thank Maya Traditions Foundation for giving me the space to realize my professional internship. As a student of Social Work, one of my responsibilities was the preparation of community
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The success of our work at Maya Traditions is made possible through the constant support of volunteers. Here, volunteer Dani shares a bit about herself: Greetings! My name is Dani and I am the newest volunteer at Maya Traditions! I will be volunteering for one month this summer working in the Organic Medicinal Garden along with photo documenting different elements of Maya Traditions. I have a personal knowledge of gardening and earned my degree in Photographic Technology from Pensacola State College, in Florida. I decided to travel to Central America about a year ago and knew I wanted to spend
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