Juhlin Missionaries to Guatemala

The whole banking scene here is interesting. It may cost us $50 American to process a Canadian cheque in American Funds. So we have no need for an American Funds account from a Canadian Bank. It seems the main way to access money will be through a bank card taking out small amounts over time. Visa will become important for us because we have online banking.
We dressed for work yesterday at the WCVTC, however repairs were needed to our vehicle so we could not make it to the site. Many visitors have been coming at different hours so our hosts are run off their feet. They.ve had to do pickups from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

On Wednesday, we worked at the site, painting and planting. Yesterday I said to Sheila "look at all the bite marks on my arms, I wonder what that is from? Sheila looked at hers and had 2 bites. Well actually, they were not bites . We had potted 4 palm trees the day before and discovered that they have a needle like component around the base of the leaves/branches which did a number on our arms.

One good thing is the dental system here. It's all pay as you go, but it's not as expensive as in Canada. When I had to get a tooth capped in Canada, we had coverage, and still had to pay over $400. Here, when Sheila got her broken tooth capped, the total cost was $385, and some of that will be repaid through our dental plan at head office. AND they take Visa! The dental office and equipment was as modern as anything up north, and the doctor was American trained, so spoke excellent English. We've heard that Guatemalans living in Canada/USA will often get their teeth fixed while home for a visit, because it's so much cheaper.

Today (Friday) we are going to Antigua with the visitors from Canada. We'll check out our language school and pay our deposit and find out where our homestay will be. Then on Sunday, we'll make the move to start school on Monday.