I have not left site for the night for a month. And its been great! I left twice just for the day, but have just been hanging out enjoying summer. Everyone has been really busy with red bean harvest and I have gone to help serve or carry food to the workers. There was a big junta with 35 guys and I helped carry food with 8 other women. We were walking mid day in the blazing sun for over an hour, just to get where they were working. These women are hard core. I told them I didn't want to carry the food because I was afraid to fall and dump all the food. They thought this was incredibly hilarious! And I ended up carrying the plates and spoons.
I have been working on my grant application for more eco stoves for the community, and got 3 recycling tanks donated for the school. Now that school is started up again, I need to meet with the teachers in order to get working more with them. The second phase of our Corridor Biologico project is starting up. The idea of the project is reforestation, but with fruit trees and coffee and plantains. Giving the people a reason to want to plant trees, since there is a tangible product. The 3 trainings are all this month and we just held the first one at my house. Everything went pretty well, we are just having trouble with the amount of community interest.
Life is good. I am happy living this crazy campo life.
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