Hi,

I enjoy reading this blog. You two go into such detail and are so observant and careful about describing your daily struggles and triumphs. I spent a year in Guatemala in 2001 in the Antigua area and married a Guatemalan. We live in Wisconsin now but are planning on going back in a year or two, which has got me interested in catching up on life in Guate.

Anyway, I just found this old post of yours and I thought I would let you know about a program in Guatemala that Galindo might be interested in. It's called Progresa (Programa Estudiantil de los Amigos-Cuaqueros), and it provides scholarships and loans for Guatemalans who wish to pursue technical or university degrees. You can do a search on Google.

The catch: it's only for students at Guatemalan universities, and it's only for "carreras" that will further the development of Guatemala, such as maestria, enfermeria, medecina, agronomia. In other words, NOT secretaria, perito contador, administracion de empresas. The office is located outside of Chimaltenango but applicants can just call to find out how to apply; generally, interviews are conducted in Xela, Parramos, or Coban. The loans are usually just enough to cover tuition, books, and travel or room and board.

And "Amigos-Cuaqueros" means "Quaker Friends", by the way. :)