Guatemala 2013 Blog Ten- The cast of characters

This is some of the cast of characters we are working with this week

Salvador "Losh" Matheu González, 38 years old, fire fighter since 1997, 2 years as a Director. He is the boss.

Luís Roberto “Popeye” Marroquín Torres, 35 years old, 15 years in the fire service, 2 years as the Jefe de la Estación

Oscar “Pinta Araña” (Painting Spider because he also paints cars) de León López, 40 years old, 19 years in the fire service, permanente, Jefe de Servicio

Baudilio “Enano” (Dwarf) Aguilar Ortiz, 47 years old, 22 years in the fire service, he’s permanente, he’s a driver, paramedic, carpenter and scuba diver

Melvin Estuardo “Medio Beso” (Half Kiss) Espada Ixcoy, 34 years old, 9 years in the fire service, permanente, galonista, paramedic  

José Mario Díaz Minera, 21 years old, 2 ½ years as a volunteer, studying medicine

Marina “Mari” Alejos Torsellí, 43 years old, 2 ½ years as a volunteer, Sub-Directora for 1 year, she’s also an optometrist and a translator

Hector Valiente, 54 years old, 13 years in the fire service, permanente, driver  

José Javier Quevedo Fernández, 14 years old, one year as a volunteer, he’s in college studying medicine

Fabiola Portillo Gaetán, 34 years old, 9 years as a volunteer, she is also a nurse

Carlos Humberto “Beavis” Sandoval Fuentes, 17 years old, has been a volunteer for 1 year and 3 months, he’s a senior in school, wants to live in the US for a year to perfect his English then come back to Guatemala to study medicine

Damaris Aleyda Castillo Flores, 39 years old, 5 years a volunteer, she also works in a hospital