Marlon Chun is 23 years old, he has lived all the time in Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. He has been in the English Language Program since 2013 when he earned a scholarship at the Access program. In 2019 he graduated as a SEAL Tourism, working as volunteer in the Historical Museum of Las Verapaces. In 2020 he was part of the SEAL Teaching program, having the opportunity to join the teachers' team in 2021 as a Supervisor teacher at the BEAR program.
Marlon have been working with projects leader at his local AJEDE Alta Verapaz, committee since 2015, developing education and social projects that can benefit his community, especially the youth population.
His passions are dancing, teaching, history, culture and music. He is studying Pedagogy in University.
Edson Herrera is 22 years old. He has been part of the English Language Program since 2014, when he earned a scholarship at the Access Program. In 2018 he was part of the SEAL teaching Program. He has worked as an assistant teacher in Access Program 2019 - 2020 and now as an assistant teacher in Teaching Training Session (TTS) 2021.
He is studying PEM in pedagogy and technician in educational administration at Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala -Facultad de Humanidades-, Coban.
Rebeca Leal is 22 years old, she has lived all the time in Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. She has been in the English Language Program since 2014 when she earned a scholarship at the Access program. In 2020 she was part of the SEAL Teaching program.
She is helping as project leader at his local AJEDE committee since 2021, developing virtual projects that can benefit his community, especially the youth population.
Zefora Raquel Pop Cucul is 24 years old, she has been part of the English Program since 2,012 when she earned a scholarship at the Access Program. In 2018 she was part of the SEAL teaching Program. She had worked as an assistant teacher in Access 2019 - 2020 and now as a head teacher in Access 2020-2021.
Her passions are teaching English , learning about new cultures, and spending time with friends.
The dreams can come as true only if you work hard.
Evelyn Mishel Xitamul is 18 years old, she is from Chichicastenango, she was an Access student in 2016-2017; she was part of the Access Enrichment camp in 2016, in 2018 she was part of the UVG teaching scholarship, she traveled abroad for the Youth Soccer and ESL camp and she stayed in North Carolina, she was a teacher in the Access enrichment camp. In 200 she graduated as a kindergarten teacher and she finished the TAC course, the SEAL scholarship TTS scholarship, and she was a BEAR teacher. Currently she is working as an English teacher in Utatlán School in Chichicastenango, and she is a SEAL assistant teacher, she is taking new courses to improve her teaching skills.
José is from Sololá, Guatemala and he started in the Access Program in 2014-2015. He was also part of the SEAL program in 2016 and he became an Access assistant teacher in that year at Del Valle University. After that, José became a head teacher in the ELP´s and also got the scholarship to get the certification of TAC and TESOL program. Now, he is currently working as a head English teacher and he is the Assistant Coordinator in ELPS at AKEBI-Quiché.
Proud to be Guatemalan!