03/05/25 – Guatemala 2025 Today we started out with breakfast at La Biblioteca. We had dish duty afterwards, so we took care of all the dishes and cleaned the tables.  Today was Ash Wednesday, we attended a local service commemorating the event. After that, our group went to the local school which is…

Beyond the Walls Today some of us woke early for 6:30 a.m. mass, while others prepared at our home. By 7:15 a.m., our group gathered and headed to the Nogales Border Patrol station, two hours away from Tucson. There, agents welcomed us with tired eyes and honest words, sharing stories…

Day 2:  Hello from Mexico!  Today marked our first full day in Merida. We started the day with some breakfast and headed into the city center for Sunday Mass and exploring. We walked around a large square with lots of small shops and regional plants and went to an open…

Day 1: Spring Break Begins: ABST Travel Day!Our ABST journey started at midnight on March 1, with everyone arriving early—a great sign of the group’s commitment and respect for time. After a prayer led by Father Michael Kesicki, we loaded into the van shared with the Guatemala ABST team. A…

March 4, 2025 Today we started out the day with dish duty at breakfast. After breakfast we went on a half-day tour of the mission where we saw the school, the charity program, the coffee program, the construction program, the hospital and the women’s center. We learned about all the…

Hello! My name is Clare Caulfield, a sophomore math major, and this is my first ABST. One of the four pillars of every ABST trip is service. Today was our first day of it. While yesterday we visited a popular museum in Tucson, today we visited a community center. In…

During our second full day in San Lucas Tolimán, we had breakfast at the biblioteca and went on dish duty afterwards. Once the dishes from breakfast were done, we took a 15-minute ride to the women’s mission where we learned all about traditional medicinal plants! A member of the women’s…

Our first full day in Guatemala! We started the morning with amazing coffee/tea and breakfast (eggs, fresh fruit, beans and bread) from the mission. Before breakfast the mission likes to “circle us” and each group introduced themselves. There are three or four other groups here from all over the U.S.,…

Hi! My name is Mallory, and I’m in my second year of the Pre-Law program. This is my first time on an ABST, and I’ve been having a wonderful time in Arizona so far! Today (Sunday), we went to Gate’s Pass, a scenic mountain pass and hiking trail, visited the…