Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Lester Gamez '17 holds up the camera for a groupie with fellow students on the streets of Antigua, Guatemala.

HWS students gather with Associate Professor of Biology Meghan Brown and her son, Griffin, for a photo break before hiking the San Pedro volcano.

A group of students hike the Cerro de la Cruz (Hill of the Cross) overlooking the town of Antigua.

Mary Buck '17 helps out during lunchtime at the Escuela Proyecto La Esperanza.

A view of the ruins of an old Catholic cathedral in Antigua.

Students learn to make platanos rellenos as part of a cooking class at the Amigos de Santa Cruz vocational school.

Mary Buck ’17, Alicia Roistacher ’17, Lauren Mercier ’19, Jessica Bishop ’16, Hannah Nichols ’17, Associate Professor of Biology Meghan Brown and Maryum Raheem ’16 take a picture on their way to the entrance to the San Pedro Volcano National Park.

Students go through orientation on the first day of volunteering at Escuela Proyecto La Esperanza, which works to eliminate poverty through education and empowerment. The school is located in Jocotenango, Guatemala.

Students return “home” to the house of the Amigos de Lago Atitlán in Santa Catarina Palopó, on the banks of Lake Atitlán.

Associate Professor of Biology Meghan Brown captures a photo of the Fuego, Acatenango and Agua volcanoes upon arrival in Guatemala.

Students begin the two-mile hike up Pacaya volcano near Guatemala City.

Alicia Roistacher '17 plays with students in the courtyard of the Escuela Proyecto La Esperanza, where the group from HWS spent time volunteering.

A view of the ruins at Tikal National Park, one of the major sites of the ancient Mayan civilization in Guatemala.

Mary Buck ’17 sits on the steps of a Mayan temple at Tikal National Park.

Students walk through the grounds of Finca Santo Tomás Perdido, a coffee plantation near Lake Atitlán.

Students pose for a photo while working with the afterschool program at Proyecto Escuela La Esperanza.