This is University?

The past week has been a tough week for us Outtatown students as we had to spend the entire week in El Salvador hard at work on our tans. Our free beach weekend started Friday afternoon with many groans and complaints as we were forced to spend time either by the pool or on the beach. Many of us spent hours in the water either getting completely owned by waves or surfing with some El Salvadorian locals. But we managed to survive and make it to ‘Knowing Yourself Week’. 

Pool at our hotel in El Salvador

Through the week we had classes on our love languages, spiritual gifts, marriage, and we also took the Myers Briggs personality test. We were challenged to dig deeper in truly knowing ourselves in a better way and also getting to know each other in a better way as well. 
During the week our amazing group of Outtatown guys put on an ‘girls appreciation’ day where we went on a scavenger hunt for some piñatas and then had the honor of smashing them to pieces a short while later. The piñatas not only held a ton of yummy candy but more importantly they held some very encouraging letters from all the guys. We are truly blessed to have such an amazing and thoughtful group of guys on our site. Love you guys! 


At the end of the week we made our way back to Guatemala to a place called Antonio’s Farm. We spent two nights there recuperating from our crispy-newly burnt again skin and taking a tour of the beautiful farm. We are now all experts on farming coffee, macadamia nuts, bamboo, and much more!

 Macadamia Nuts

 Coffee Beans

Massive Bamboo Plants

 To end off the strenuous week we made our way to Xocomil waterpark where we man-yelled and tubed down some sweet waterslides all day. Oh the University life is tough, but we Outtatown students are somehow managing.

 Next week we’re off to Panajachel to work with Solomons Porch to build a basketball/soccer court for a local community. This is due to the support and donations we received from friends and family of Outtatown students. Thank you for all of your support!

-Christina