We finished up a great week at the project with some help from our neighbors to the North. A group of 7 Canandians, led by Leanne, did some fantastic work in the community. With their hard work and contributions we were able to complete 7 new stoves in 1 week (I think a new record!) as well as paint the school and office. It was a huge contribution to the community and a feather in our cap to be able to complete that much work in such a short period of time. Not only that, we trained up 2 more masons, enabling us to complete 3 stoves in 1 week with 1volunteer. We started the week off with the stoves and the community showed their appreciation by putting on a folkloric dance show at the school as well as serving lunch to the volunteers with a traditional Maya dish called pulique. The food program was also supported by the efforts of this group and their donations will go a long way in provding the children with a nutritious, balanced diet. The work was hard but rewarding and the community was ecstatic about the new stoves and I kept getting compliments from all the families and the communitiy leaders. The real compliments go to the volunteers. Without their participation and sacrifice these improvements to the project would not be possible and 7 families now have new, eco-friendly stoves that will last a lifetime. Many of these families that we built the stoves for also had infants which is rewarding to know that these babies will grow up in a healthy, smoke-free environment. We also had the opportunity to do a little trip around the lake to the indigenous villages of San Juan and Santa Cruz. Miguel, our guide, started the morning in his traje museum where we learned about traditional clothing and the marimba, a xylophone type instrument that originated in Guatemala. During the trip we visited a historic church and even got a chance to make tortillas! The boat ride was fun and we all had a great time. Thanks again to Leanne, Rhonda, Veronica, Camden, Mithchell, Cindy and Hellen. Also thanks to the donors from Knox Presbyterian Church for the support given to the food program.