Go Canada! On Feburary, 6, 2010, The Rotaract Club of the University of Lethbridge, a Canadian university, raised nearly $6,000 for Roots and Wings International during their 5th Annual Dinner & Silent Auction. In total, the auction raised $11,446.94, which will be split between RWI and Malawi Girls on the Move, a not-for-profit organization aimed [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Fíjese que…
Fíjese que… When you live in Guatemala, this is a phrase you will hear all the time. Fijarse literally translated means: to take notice, to pay attention. This is the literal translation but there is so much more that comes along with the phrase. The way things happen in Guatemala is different from that of [...]
Posted by maryrwi on March 25th, 2010
Camionetas, schools and language
As I was thinking about what to write for my first posting with RWI, my thoughts went all over the map. Having lived in Guatemala for close to three years, I am not at a lack for words…so much so that I found it hard to disentangle myself from Guatemala. How there is now, and [...]
Posted by maryrwi on March 14th, 2010
