In January 2022, I traveled with 13 other University students to Antigua Guatemala on an international story-telling trip titled Textura. The goal was to learn from people in Guatemala about their culture and their day-to-day struggles/celebrations.
A day in the life of a Camionetero
Checha Taj wakes up as early as 3:00 am to drive a camioneta (known as Chicken Buses) from Antigua to Guatemala City. He makes up to three round trips a day, seven days a week, all the while risking encounters with thieves.
Scenes from the Volcano Pacaya
Gerson Roberto Rodenas
An Antigua resident spent his life learning how to craft detailed miniature clay figurines with his grandfather and now spends his days selling his work to others.
