Nurse Janie and her daughter Sophia visited La Puerta Abierta last week to participate in a week of service oriented work in Santiago Atitlan. In addition to being a trained nurse and mother of three, Janie is also on the advisory board of Starfish One by One, www.starfishonebyone.org, which supports Guatemalan teens with academic and leadership training. Janie was busy teaching nutrition in a fun and dynamic way for our BPA students and her daughter, a talented musician, enchanted our students young and old, with her singing. We are so grateful for our network of supporters around the world who collaborate with our projects in a variety of ways. Thank you Janie and Sophia!
I arrived in rural Guatemala nearly ten years ago while working with an educational program with the Peace Corps. While living abroad, not only did I fall in love with Guatemala, but I also met and fell in love with my husband. We've planted roots in Guatemala where we live with our 2 rambunctious daughters and our two equally rambunctious dogs.
I co-founded La Puerta Abierta Children's Learning Center(www.opendooratitlan.org) in 2006 and recently opened La Puerta Abierta Preschool. I continue to feel blessed to collaborate with the children and teachers of Guatemala and to have work that is truly gratifying.
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