Today we went up into the mountains to the community of Dulce Nombre. We were told the community would be worse off than the houses we saw in the days before, but most of the houses were very clean with running water and electricity. The houses were permanent structures built into the mountain sides. We gave out tickets to the members who wanted to see the doctors, and we will do their assessments tomorrow when they come into the clinic. We all feel much more comfortable since we have already done this twice now. Throughout our house visits, our team leader Marta shared with us about the coffee plants and the coffee farms. She described how they pick out the beans, how they dry them out, and toast them. Marta picked a few ready beans for us to see and smell, and they smelled sweet.
During our lunch break, a few of us played our own version of volleyball in the school gym. We also met the school dog who wanders around. After our homemade lunch from the community and Professor Cote’s help, we set up our supplies for "giving to the community". This included a tattoo salon, hair salon, finger nail painting, coloring, and soccer with Danny. We had about a dozen people from the community come with their children for the fun. We all had a great time, and the best part was seeing the pure happiness in the children while they enjoyed these activities. The children and families were kind enough to let most of us take pictures with them. Before dinner, we were given a tour around Alejuela where we were able to go into one of their churches and learn about the history of the city. We then enjoyed dinner at a Peruvian restaurant.
Kim, D.J., Annick, Adrienne
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