A Week with Oakhurst's Youth, Wrap-Up

The day after visiting the dump in Guatemala City, we woke up bright and early in order to help serve breakfast to the students at Mi Refugio. In 1987, a woman named Karen Engen opened Mi Refugio, a school for children who work in the dump or whose families work in the dump. Out of all the schools I've seen in Guatemala, this school is the most beautiful. Set against beautiful rolling hills with rich foilage, animals, gardens, and wooden buildings, the school provides the children an opportunity to study outside of the city, away from the dump. When I asked Karen how the school stayed afloat financially, she replied simply, "faith." For its complete 20 years of operation, Mi Refugio has been entirely funded by volunteers.

Catching up on Guatemalan history and art, we were amazed by the many different showings at the Museo Popol Vuh.