So I am feeling much better! After a short stint in the Clinica for a lasting cramping pain, it turns out that I have Kiddney Stones! Yikes! But actually I am feeling much better and the pain is gone, so hopefully I have passed them. But it is good to get my clinic visit out of the way, hopefully it will be a long while before I am there again. Today we visited the waste management facility in the city of Tamboril, which is about 10 min from La Cumbre, where I am living for Community Training. I should clarify, when I say "facility"I really mean CITY DUMP, for about 25,000 people. It was not a pleasant place. Smelly, dirty (of course) and sad. Sad because there are people that dig around the trash to find things to use, or sell for a living. It is heartbreaking. I couldn't stand the smell for all of 5 min that we were there, I couldn't imagine spending my childhood digging in it!
Yesterday I gave a presentation to my training group about gardening. Turns out I know more than I thought I did, considering I have ZERO gardening experience. I guess that one volunteer day at the botanical gardens really was a good idea. I am excited to find out my site, so I can start my own vegetable garden, and eat some HEALTHY, delicious veggies.
We are planning a community project for Earth Day (which is tues 4/22) Hope you all do something Earth conscious! I think my group is going to help students in our community paint trash cans. I have only 8 days of training left in La Cumbre, then we head to Sabana del Mar, in the east of the country for a Brigada Verde event. (Brigada Verde is a youth project that volunteers can set up in their sites). After that, then I will finally know where I will be! YEAH!
XOXO, More to come!
xoxoxo
Cass