It was so difficult to pick just one picture from the hundreds that I have from this trip, but the one that I chose was of the North Acropolis at Tikal which was taken from the top of Temple 2. For my project regarding sustainable architecture, I read many articles about Tikal and specifically the North Acropolis. It was so interesting to me to go visit this site after doing so much reading about it and then getting to experience it firsthand. I used downloaded maps from my readings to pinpoint which buildings I was looking at and got to take photos and notes on the architectural features that I noticed. This day felt super surreal to me and it felt like the coming together of all of my preparations with our actual excursions. Tikal was also towards the end of our trip and I felt like this moment was made only more special because of all the fantastic people that were there with me! Our group came to be really good friends over the last month and only made the experience that much better for all of us! Overall if I had to pick two words to describe this trip they would be educational and impactful.
-Wyatt Throm