Today started like any normal day. We woke up, ate breakfast, and did our permaculture work. My group finally finished the metal sheet fencing while the other group weeded a bit and finished up composting any beds we did not finish. We then took our group photos with our SStS shirts. Then, we had teatime....
While we were at the trapiche Don Carmen, Victor shared with us a very personal story about his life and the struggles he faced, including not being able to go to school past third grade. This was very touching and really gave us a new perspective and new awareness for the privileged life we live....
COP26 You might know that COP stands for Conference of The Parties. The parties are nations who met to sign a treaty that was ratified in 1994. From the UN website: “For nearly three decades the UN has been bringing together almost every country on earth for global climate summits – called COPs. “...