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Thursday, March 19, 2009

Just 24 hours to departure...



With just 24 hours to go before I depart for my service trip to Guatemala, I thought it might be helpful to include a brief fact sheet to give our students a better idea of where I am going.  I am encouraged by the dozens of student questions that our teachers have submitted to me; I hope that some of these (at least the fact-based ones) can be answered below:

GUATEMALA FACT SHEET
  • Population: 11.2 million
  • Life expectancy at birth: 65 (US: 77)
  • Adult literacy rate: 69% (US: 99%)
  • Female adult literacy rate: 61% (US:99%)
  • Percentage of population living on less than $2 a day: 34%
  • Infant mortality rate per 1000 live births: 44 (US: 7)
  • Annual electricity consumption per person (kilowatt hours): 341 (US: 11,994)
  • Annual carbon dioxide emissions per person (tons): 0.9 (US: 19.9)
(Source: Noble, John. Guatemala. Snapshot Reading: History. Lonely Planet.)

As I set out on this trip, I want to thank all the members of our school community who have expressed interest and support in this endeavor.  Upon my return I will share photos and stories with all who are interested.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

this is a very beautiful pic
is that a volcano?

Anonymous said...

Is that a volcano in the background?