It was around this time last year when my boyfriend, Amlan, and I met Ben Recchi in Guatemala. We were staying at Hotel Backpackers, a hostel in Rio Dulce, while volunteering at an orphanage called Casa Guatemala. Ben visited the orphanage with us and participated in our photography project with the kids. We brought several disposable cameras and allowed the kids to take photos of their world, through their eyes.
After a few days in Rio Dulce, we traveled with Ben to Quirigua, some Mayan ruins in the middle of a huge banana farm. Ben had been there before and insisted that it was a must-see. He was absolutely correct. The year before, Ben rode his motorcycle from his small town of New York City to Guatemala, and he had visited the ruins during that trip.
Well, Ben is doing it again. This time he stopped by Knoxville on his way down south and hung out with us for a couple of days. He is currently riding through Mexico with the photographs the children at Casa Guatemala took in his backpack. He plans to visit the orphanage again and give them the pictures.
Ben is once again updating a blog with all the details of his adventure. Click here to check it out.
Click here to view Ben's first blog that chronicles his adventure south of the border.
Good luck Ben!
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