Sonrisa, Sonrisa

"Sonrisa" in Spanish means "Smile." When Guatemala Smiles, it is magical.  Some people light up your heart and spirits connect making it a pure experience between two humans.  Often I will encounter those with their top teeth missing and just one on each side.  There smile is just as beautiful as a person who did have teeth  because the spirit shines.  The spirit is within the self and it is not reflected in external beauty. Often people will comment on my beauty and after time I realized that they are not commenting on how I look rather they are commenting on my spirit.  It is my God given spirit, which shines through my smile.  For these Guatemalans who are Mayans, there is a spiritual energy that is coming through their being.  It is being transmitted from the sky, moon, stars to the person.  Many Mayan people are full believers in astrology and their spirituality is present in life form, but also the structures they create especially the Mayan ruins. 

The Mayan population does not just shine through their smile, but they shine from what God gave up them up above in his own nature.  

Keep Smiling My Local friends, students, teachers, street vendors, hotel workers-everyone keep smiling=)