Día 4 - Ampliando Nuestra Comunidad

 Traducido el 22 de mayo

¡Hola amigos!


¡Aquí estamos Dani y Marina para el blog de hoy!


Yo (Marina) fui a la granja orgánica mientras Dani fue a la escuela local Linda Vista. Dani y yo nos separamos en grupos distintos hoy para conocer los proyectos comunitarios en los que estaremos colaborando.


En el camino hacia la granja, Randall nos habló sobre los monocultivos y su impacto negativo en el medio ambiente; este proceso agota los nutrientes del suelo y finalmente lo deja inutilizable. Al llegar a la granja, conocimos a Daniel, el dueño. Nos emocionamos mucho al alimentar a sus cerdos, aprender cómo produce fertilizante orgánico y recorrer su granja donde cultiva pimienta, vainilla, maíz, frijoles y mucho más. Daniel y Randall se tomaron el tiempo de mostrarnos el trabajo previo que Menlo ha realizado en la granja, ¡lo cual fue muy interesante! Después del recorrido, disfrutamos de un delicioso almuerzo preparado por su esposa e hija. ¡No solo estaba riquísimo, sino que muchos de nosotros pudimos probar nuevos alimentos! Después del almuerzo, Daniel nos contó su inspiradora historia sobre por qué inició su granja orgánica y cómo está revirtiendo los impactos negativos que las empresas alimentarias corporativas han traído a Costa Rica.













(Dani) ¡Nos la pasamos increíble en la escuela con los niños! Nos recibieron con grandes sonrisas y caras emocionadas, lo que nos recordó a nuestras familias en casa. Después de las presentaciones, nos dieron un recorrido por la escuela y los niños tenían muchas actividades preparadas para nosotros. Durante nuestro tiempo libre en la escuela, tuvimos la oportunidad de crear vínculos muy fuertes con los estudiantes. La mayor parte del tiempo querían jugar a las escondidas, a la mancha o al bol con nosotros. Sin duda fue agotador, pero verlos pasarla bien con nosotros nos llenó de alegría y, sobre todo, nos hizo sentir como en casa. El tiempo con ellos se sintió corto y esperamos con ansias volver a trabajar con ellos.





Al regresar de los sitios de trabajo, fuimos al río a nadar en aguas frías pero refrescantes. Durante ese tiempo, nos unimos más jugando y conversando, ¡lo que terminó en una red de cumplidos espontánea! Todos nos sentimos más unidos después.


¡Estamos emocionados y con muchas ganas de conocer a nuestras familias anfitrionas mañana!


¡Pura Vida!


Dani y Marina

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