Hi! My name is Imogen and I was the leader for this coffee-themed day! After waking up and eating breakfast at 8:00 AM, the group had a mental warm-up on the subject of working like a local in Jarabacoa. This is where we learned about the leaders we would soon meet at the coffee plantation such as Miguel.
After leaving Villa Anacaona to go to Vivero de Cafe at 9:30 AM, we met Miguel and the rest of the workers who taught us how to organize coffee bags and clean up the weeding process. After working in small groups with our gardening gloves for a while, the group left at 11:45 PM to go back to Villa Anacaona for cleanup and lunch.
When we got home we cleaned out all the mud from our gloves, pants, and shoes to get ready for lunch at 1:00 PM. After our nutritious lunch, the group had a second mental warm-up on the subject of global business. During this discussion, we talked about Cafe Monte Alto (a coffee factory) that takes the coffee plants from local farms like Vivero de Cafe to produce and shape into edible coffee beans and powder to sell. Once we arrived to Cafe Monte Alto, we got a guided tour from Adrianna throughout the factory to get a detailed description of how the manufacturing process works.
We then headed to Cafe Monte Alto’s coffee shop, where the group got to buy bags of different types of coffee made there as well as taste their most famous coffee. After giving “Big Love” shoutouts to our tour guide Adrianna, we headed back to Villa Anacaona for free time and clean up. After dinner from 7:00-8:00PM, the group cleaned up their dishes and got ready for the nightly meeting. After discussing the question and quote for that day again after learning from the full day, the group mentions their roses and thorns of that day as well, as any specific shoutouts to give in the group. After the discussion on what we’ve learned about global business and working like a local, the torch was passed to Asia, who will be leading us tomorrow throughout the free day!
Comments (5)
charlotte Cohn
That looks like so much fun! And a full day dedicated to my favorite topic – coffee! How lucky you all are!
Thank you for the detailed description of your day, Imogen, I felt like I was there!
Your mom ?
Meredith Bookless
Good morning! What an interesting day, not only to get to experience working like a local, but to be a part of coffee growth, harvest, and production is very cool. I am sure you are all looking forward to your day today. I have no doubt you will make the most of it. We can’t wait to read about it and see your photos. We miss you and are very proud of you Emma B. xoxo Mom and Dad
daniela b
Fun and mud day . I would love to be there for a cup of fresh coffee. Definitely a fascinating day to remember! We miss you and we are so proud of you Anamaria. We can’t wait to share with us your experience from DR .
All our love, your family.
Magdalena Alija
Coffee day! That was a very intense day. I hope you enjoyed it as much as us reading the experience you had. It is a good reflection about the hard labor that involves growing coffee so we can taste it later every morning. Thanks for the description Imogen.
Adrian, knowing you, we are pretty sure you tasted a bean. Un beso y un abrazo.
Jason Williams
But what did you have to eat today??! I’m dying to know! It’s literally one of my favorite things to read: the local menu for each day ?