bienvenido a EARTH

Arrived a couple nights ago and have been kept pretty busy.

Spent the first day in 'getting to know you' type mixers and sports.

Today I was given a ~30" machete to use for class. got a blister from chopping down yierbas. Tried fresh yuca found growing in a small field of bananas.

Picked out classes today... tropical silviculture (basically tree science), tropical crops, contemporary latin american reality (the farmer and community in the process of social change), food supply and world economics, forest management work experience, and a 2 credit ropes course class. pretty good line-up eh?

The food is great. Fresh fruit, juice, and beans+rice everyday.

I´m still too lazy to upload/link pics... it will happen eventually.