In 2005, we traveled to Guatemala to study Spanish and to volunteer. We felt very strongly that our marriage should be bigger than ourselves, and we structured our vows and gift registry around this. We used the money we received from our wedding to help pay (in part) for the costs associated with opening an early childhood center in Guatemala. Claire returned in the summer of 2005 to volunteer at this center. Gradually, we became involved in more projects in Guatemala, and realized we would need to start a nonprofit in order to receive adequate funding and better organize how we support projects in Latin America.