As for my paper - I encountered an organization called As Green As It Gets (per a lead from Eric!). I went and helped them out last week and tomorrow I am going to interview the founder, Franklin, to get more official info for my paper. As Green As It Gets works with local coffee farmers to process, market and sell their coffee at real prices (not the crap prices they get offered by larger farms). Check them out.
After my "vacation" next week, I am going to volunteer for 2 weeks at another collective of coffee farmers, IJATZ. This will be really interesting/hilarious because it is Guatemalan-run and I will be on the only native English-speaker there. But I want to dive in - its probably the only chance I have to improve my skills in so short a time.
Yes, if you saw my facebook, I had quite a time hiking Pacaya, an active volcano. OMG. 2 hour hike, rain, thunder, lightning, flowing lava, pitch black, holding two walking sticks and my backpack, steep climb through volcanic rock, etc. There is no way in hell you would be allowed to do this in the States. You'd be lucky if they let you stand at the base. Seeing the lava was really cool though, once I realized I'd survived. If I may impart a true by cheesy metaphor - I realized that the worst thing to do when hiking upward is to look up - its totally demotivating. Much better to focus on what's in front of you and just keep ploughing.
~~~ shout out to sarah and mark - congrats on the little one on the way!! ~~~~
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