I picked coffee for the first time during our visit to the campo (to the town of Santa Marta). I loved being in Nicaragua during coffee season. There is a sense of hope and prosperity among the people. The women of Santa Marta stopped picking coffee the afternoon we were there so they could join us for a meeting about the follow-up program with the Casa Materna. Over 40 women gather once a month to communicate with one another. What power and strength they are building! They showed us the five projects they did in the past year in their community, including filters for the water, new latrines, a community center, church and daycare facility. ¡Me encanta el campo!
In Selva Negra, a coffee plantation 25 minutes outside of Matagalpa, I went on my first trail run through the cloud forest. I heard monkeys, saw butterflies, birds, flowers and incredibly intricate and old trees. The other day I was in the cloud forest. Today I sat in the blustery, cold Invesco stadium to watch the Broncos play. Ironic or just plain fortunate?
0 comments:
Post a Comment