Today we woke everyone up for breakfast and prepared for a long workday. We left the Ranch and headed to a coffee farm, where we helped out the local workers with weeding coffee bean plants and learned about the process of growing coffee beans. While there we learned how low the minimal wages are for workers in the DR (they earn about 11 US dollars a day), and learned how important a role consumers play in these kinds of professions.
We headed back to camp for lunch before going to Cafe Monte Alto, a coffee factory, for a tour. While there we learned about their process for picking, sorting, and producing the coffee. The tour guide showed us how environment-friendly their process was from composting to selling the lower quality coffee beans for a lower price. A couple of Glimpsers bought coffee to bring home to their parents (including us :))
When we finally returned to camp, half the group had a swim party, while everyone else napped or played cards. It was an exhausting but rewarding day.
Great post. Sounds like you are having a great time. I’m glad you got some practice weeding. It will come in handy when you get back. Can’t wait to try the coffee, even if it is “lower quality coffee beans for a lower price.” Enjoy your time in the DR.
OMG I hope ya’ll add this 1 day shift at the Coffee farm to your resume 🙂
Hopefully this gets you a barista job at Starbucks Paola.😉☕️ ( l’ll take my pumpkin spice latte extra hot plz.🎃)
Yes, exhausting but a rewarding day it was! Good job, guys! Keep it up!
Looks like everyone is having a great time. I hope you experience one of the best vacation of your life. I can’t wait to hear many new stories from Noah when he return. Until then, enjoy your time to the fullest! Come back safe.
For a coffee lover as big as Leslie, this is a dream come true. We know you were ones of the ones who bought coffee! We are so happy you get to experience this. We cannot wait to learn about what you learned about your all time favorite, coffee. We love and miss you!
Sure hope Ben bought some for his coffee loving mama! 😉