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…