Hello Folks!
My group made it back from Chiapas on Friday safely. The past two days we spent at CASAS and are getting ready to go to Antigua for Holy Week, also trying to pack up to come home! Our time in Chiapas was a whirl wind of experiences, from the good to the bad. It was about 20 degrees gotter in Chiapas and really humid. Good thing it was the rainy season, at least it felt cooler during the evening. The people there were so kind and open, it was a small town and everyone knew each other. The food there was quite different at times, and so was the culture. Our group may have had a hard time adjusting because everyone seemed to be getting sick, even me. (And my mom knows how often I get sick...very rarely.)
We stayed in host families again and we stayed in pairs. Our house was a little bit outside, with no shower, and no toilet seat. But my host mom always made everything good! The coffee plantations were incredible! The focus on getting as many plants per hectacre and know every tree by name and what it does. I am so amazed at the work they put in.
Okay, Breakfast time,
Will continue with detail later,
Take Care and God Bless,
Kiersten
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Monday, April 4, 2011
Traveling Once More
Hello Again Folks!
I am back in Guatemala after a long two day journey home from Belize. We got back around 5:30 Guate time, and we all really enjoyed the cool spring weather that the city has! It was a great rest of the week in Placencia, the beach, and we now are getting prepared to travel again to the southern-most state of Mexico tomorrow morning. We will be there for a week and a half and be living with host families. During this week we will be interacting with the community there and learning more about the coffee finca/cooperative they have created. This is something that I am really passionate about and really want to learn more about. This community has sworn to keep this community from immigrated to the US and keeping jobs/economy there in Mexico. I am looking forward to having this opportunity to experience what it really takes to have my cup of coffee every morning. I will not have internet this whole week, so I will have a lot to say next week.
This community is also quite more rural then the city that we are used to, so pray that my group can handle the more rustic feel. We are all quite excited but nervous at the same time. All is worth it in the end, as long as I do not get malaria or anything else while I am there (everyone knock on wood please!).
Here is to a week of bucket showers and sweaty clothes!
Take Care and God Bless,
Kiersten
I am back in Guatemala after a long two day journey home from Belize. We got back around 5:30 Guate time, and we all really enjoyed the cool spring weather that the city has! It was a great rest of the week in Placencia, the beach, and we now are getting prepared to travel again to the southern-most state of Mexico tomorrow morning. We will be there for a week and a half and be living with host families. During this week we will be interacting with the community there and learning more about the coffee finca/cooperative they have created. This is something that I am really passionate about and really want to learn more about. This community has sworn to keep this community from immigrated to the US and keeping jobs/economy there in Mexico. I am looking forward to having this opportunity to experience what it really takes to have my cup of coffee every morning. I will not have internet this whole week, so I will have a lot to say next week.
This community is also quite more rural then the city that we are used to, so pray that my group can handle the more rustic feel. We are all quite excited but nervous at the same time. All is worth it in the end, as long as I do not get malaria or anything else while I am there (everyone knock on wood please!).
Here is to a week of bucket showers and sweaty clothes!
Take Care and God Bless,
Kiersten
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