Day Thirty-Two, Antigua

This is the church where we painted for the CasaSito
fundraiser. It is right near my new home stay! 

Tuesday was class in the morning and work, work, work in the afternoon. In history class we learned about the presidents from the 1920s and the "Depression Dictator" Jorge Ubico who was president from 1931 until he was overthrown in 1944. We also discussed Miguel Angel Austurias and the books he had written. We ended class on Ubico's overthrow and the end of WWII.

In religion class we discussed the Vatican II reforms and the election of Pope John Paul II. The changes of the church during the 20th century tried to bring the church to the people; opening the Church of the World. We also discussed the issues surrounding Liberation Theology and how it effected the church and was believed by some to be communists. For example Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero was assassinated while saying Mass because he was a "communist." We ended on the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith headed by cardinal Josef Ratzinger and the a negative reading on Liberation Theology.
In the afternoon it rained, rained, rained, again, so I spent most of the afternoon working in my home stay on my map project. I did make one stop at the Casa for a little while to use the internet (there is no internet in my home stay). I also got my laundry cleaned and stopped by a paper store near my new home to pick up some important supplies for my projects. I worked in my room listening to the rain late into the night; I have new pictures of the map on the right hand side under Map Project: History of Guatemala.

A Sneak Peek!
Check out my Map Page to the right!