A sign marking the “Torreon De Bustamante” dedicated or created in the year 1595. This photo was taken at the Castillo De San Felipe just in the middle of Lake Izabal or Lago Izabal which feeds out to the Gulf through the Rio Dulce.
The Tower where the canons are still in place. This is a very beautiful place to see if you are ever in Guatemala.
Last November, a fire erupted from within the Dos Palos High School burning down the Auto Shop, the Future Farmers of America classrooms, along with the Wood shop. Because of the asbestos in the room and the smoke, they also declared the Cisco Network Lab unusable. They destroyed everything.
They are working to rebuild the classrooms but not fast enough. So the school has decided to build or actually bring in pre-fabricated classrooms in another designated area where the classes can continue until the final phase of construction process is complete. Below you will see a photo of the crane dropping in some of the buildings. 
I plan to keep you posted on the different phases of the construction process but we will see how long it takes to get these classrooms ready. I know they will not be ready by the time school starts.
Thanks for reading!
Semper Fidelis!
Manuel Perez
These are some photos of the Purple Jellyfish that are located at the aquarium inside the Academy of Science Museum in San Francisco, CA. These creatures are beautiful.
I came across another photo of the purple critter on flickr from user cdubya1971.
Thanks for reading.
Sincerely,
Manuel Perez
I have been pretty busy and haven't had a chance to post on the blog. Things have been crazy. I tried applying for a job closer to home but didn't have much luck with that! I will have to keep trying. I have a couple of things that are on my plate at the moment. I had a wedding Saturday that I did and plan to upload some photos from that just as soon as I can. Last week I went on a field trip with my daughter’s class to Columbia in California. It was a nice place and a lot of history. I heard the teachers say how glad they were the weather was cooler than it usually is because it could have gotten hot.
Here is a photo of the old school house at the top of the hill. I threw it in Photoshop to add some effects to it. I had this other shot in mind but there were some people in the way and the rest of our group was leaving me behind.
That all for today. Thanks for reading.
Manuel Perez
This is a photo of a set of buildings. I took this shot while I was in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. We had just finished seeing a lot of the city and were getting ready to call it a day. I took this photo with my Minolta Dimage 5.
Back in 2006 I got to go on this Central American Mission which I thought was amazing. I loved all the culture and the scenery. I did however catch some awful flu that made me ill for a couple of days. When I went we did not go to El Salvador. The church is making this stop to visit their daughter's in-laws.
While I was there we got to experience the area by encountering some river riding along the Rio Dulce in Guatemala. We also visited some villages with many people that live poorly. We hosted a three night church revival which got the attention of many believers and some non-believers. It caused a couple of issues with the locals but it wasn't that bad.
We also saw a baptism that took place in probably one of the coolest looking rivers in Honduras. We drove into the jungle for a while and pulled over and hiked down into a stream and witnessed the baptism.
To hear how the people enjoyed our visit is great. I recall the children’s expressions as the church bought a bunch of pizzas and allowed all the children in one village to come and eat. It flew by very quickly.
I cant say I will go to Central America again soon but I know it is something I plan to do again in my lifetime. I just hope that with the way things are in the United States that it doesn't make it harder to visit these other countries and work with them.
Thanks for reading!
Manuel Perez
I was going through some old photos and found this one of me while I was in Kuwait back in 1998. We were there for an exercise and we were in some really hot weather. I must say that after being inside the belly of an M1A1 that I have more respect for tankers! God Bless them! This photo of me is me manning the Tank Commander and the 50 Caliber. While in Kuwait we experienced temperatures at about 120 degrees and the driver passed out. They needed someone to man the driver’s seat so they put me in it. I stripped down to my skivvies because it was so hot in there. All I remember was a pool of sweat after we got done. I think I lost some weight while I was over there. I should go back so I can lose some more.
