Agua Dulce Day 1

So, we made it to Agua Dulce. If you are wondering, I am typing this and then Saving the draft. I will post all of the blogs from Agua Dulce when we return to Huehue.
The trip to Agua Dulce was definitely a wonderful experience. The mountains here are absolutely amazing. The view to the whole drive was fantastic. We could see everything in every direction. For many of us it was as if there was nothing obstructing our view and that we were just looking out into the big wide open with the air blowing through our hair. We were split into three vehicles. We sung loudly most of the way in my vehicle. We waved and said hola to the people we drove by. And of course we ate peanuts.
The trip was only 2 hours and once we arrived we unloaded the vehicles, found our rooms and hung out. Lunch was soon ready and we all enjoyed some Guatemalan form of beef tacos. For one of our group members it was the first time she had eaten beef in 10 years. But she was going out of her box and embracing the culture.
After lunch we were quickly put to work. We loads a truck-full of wood. The work went quick and easy and then we were asked to load a huge pile of dirt into bags to be used to make even ground for a future "social hall" for the neighborhood. There is not much even ground in Agua Dulce. We all used hoes, shovels and carried bags. The best part was obviously using the hoes. If you have ever used a hoe before you completely understand.
Right now many of us are showering and relaxing as we await dinner. We have been told they are preparing an authentic Guatemalan dinner for us so we are all extremely excited.
As we really start doing harder work these next few days we are excited but we all need to remember to take care of ourselves and drink a lot of water!!!
Oh and there are coffee plants everywhere. Seriously...they are everywhere. We will take pictures and try to describe it to you, but it will not give it justice. Basically, all the green we see on the mountain is coffee. I do t even like coffee and I am impressed. Later today or tomorrow Edwin is going to talk further with us about the coffee trade and about fair trade and first trade and all of that.

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