mud huts and dirt floors
Well, not exactly. I´m not sure what we are getting ourselves into tomorrow. I know we are going to a rural village of coffee farmers who live in very basic conditions. For sure no running water or electicity. Probably dirt floors. I´m hoping their houses are not made of mud (or that it doesn´t rain while we are there). Currently we are staying in the nicest hotel in all of Matagalpa, so we are in for some extreme contrasts this week. We just spent a few days up in the cloudforest of selva negra, with some hiking, resting, and of course, class. We are almost through our course pack of readings--and are currently finishing up the fair trade, free trade, and coffee crisis section of our readings.
We had a great conversation with some california and U.S. coffee rosters--they gave their perspective on the fair trade agenda and it was motivating to hear people talk about business as more than just making money. I think everyone was very inspired.
The class is amazingly engaged and most of them have a lot to stay. We´ve had some very heated debates and excellent discussions. They seem pretty in to it. We have all enjoyed our 5 days of luxury after our first week of roughing it...but I think we are all looking forward to our next roughing it stage with a good attitude. The berkeley group left today--we are just half way into our trip.
We have two rural experiences with fair trade coffee and sesame cooperatives, followed by a service project in the town of Dario...time is flying by and it´s hard to believe there are just nine days to go.
I hope all is well with you--best wishes,
Alicia
We had a great conversation with some california and U.S. coffee rosters--they gave their perspective on the fair trade agenda and it was motivating to hear people talk about business as more than just making money. I think everyone was very inspired.
The class is amazingly engaged and most of them have a lot to stay. We´ve had some very heated debates and excellent discussions. They seem pretty in to it. We have all enjoyed our 5 days of luxury after our first week of roughing it...but I think we are all looking forward to our next roughing it stage with a good attitude. The berkeley group left today--we are just half way into our trip.
We have two rural experiences with fair trade coffee and sesame cooperatives, followed by a service project in the town of Dario...time is flying by and it´s hard to believe there are just nine days to go.
I hope all is well with you--best wishes,
Alicia
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