Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Everyday something new

This morning we went off to spanish class and ended up touring a coffee plantation!  Had a great time learning about the process.  Did you know that 1 coffee plant produces 40 cups of coffee a year?  And if you like espresso that´s 16 cups per year.  Gave us a new perspective on our consumption.  And then when we heard that the pickers receive Q60 per so many pounds (with our memories we wrote it down, but don´t have the notes with us!).  We also tried our hand at picking and it´s not as easy as it looks, hard work.  This particular plantation is fair trade, so at other plantations the pay is not as much.
After lunch we went off to learn to cook a traditional Guatemala meal.  It´s a surprise receipe to be revealed when we return.
Adidos for now!

2 comments:

  1. It sounds like you bohth are having a blast, your AO Family would like more pictures please. :)

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  2. We`ve been putting the photos on the facebook page at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton`s web page. If you have trouble finding it, let us know. http://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Elizabeth-Ann-Seton-Service-Peace-Justice-Committee/348097745456?ref=sgm

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