This article first appeared in the Black Mountain News. David LaMotte, musician, peace activist, and philanthropist, stopped by Black Mountain Presbyterian Church Weekday School to give the students a personal thank you for their help with a school in Guatemala that was in need of books. The Escuela David LaMotte, usually called Nino’s School, was […]

It was so good to see friends in El Tejar today.  I caught a public bus (they are known as ‘chicken buses’) to Chimaltenango, then switched and caught another to El Tejar and walked back into the neighborhood to the school, which is called ‘CEDIN’.  After hugs and general checking in, I walked to the […]

Antigua, Guatemala  8AM Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 I’m waking up this morning in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (also known as Xela), realizing that it has suddenly been a week since I arrived. The time is going quickly, and it has been a whirlwind. Here are a handful of highlights from the last week: Camino Seguro — After years […]