I've been home all week and have been finding out, bit by bit through a combination of facebook posts from friends and word of mouth here, that the extent of the damage from the storm is a lot greater than I initially realized. The roads across the country seem to be a mess, and due to a broken pipe we haven't had running water all week and may not have it back up for a month. It's a lot worse in other parts of the country, however. I've seen reports and pictures from friends of roads, schools, and homes being completely washed away by floods of mud and water, sadly in many cases with people still trapped inside. With all the unforeseeable and unpreventable catastrophes Guatemala faces--so far in just the first 5 months of this year we've seen storms, volcanos, and earthquakes--it makes me realize the challenges Guatemalans face in both their daily lives as well as their long term development.