Today couldn’t have started and ended any better than it did. From potting plants at dawn to dining until 8 o’clock, we enjoyed ourselves. The day began with waking up early to complete some work as usual. Teamwork would be the keyword to use to describe this morning. The hot sun could not stop our...
July 2 (this post was written last week but just sent to the SStS office today) Hello my name is Brianna; and I am honored to share my experience during this trip so far. Today was an amazing day! Us girls got to sleep in for an extra hour, we ate a great breakfast, and...
The Medicinal Plants and Cacao Farms of San Cristobal!
Hello all! Today we had an exciting day of touring a cacao farm and medicinal plants in San Cristobal followed by volunteering at San Cristobal‘s community center. We started off our tours by meeting the Ngobe ladies who ran the farms and our translator Sergio who helped with the Ngobe to Spanish translations. Although I...