To start, today was such a great day! The sky was so blue and the sun just shined down upon us all day. This morning at 8am we headed to Doka, a Coffee farm. Doka is located near the top of Volcán Poas. Coffee tends to be grown on the volcanic soil because it holds such rich nutrients.
At Doka we drank A LOT of coffee. I am not really a coffee lover so I tend to load up my coffee with lots of cream and sugar. I might have had 6 or 7 espresso shots... I was very energized the rest of the day!
At the Coffee Plantation we learned the process of how they produce such delicious coffee. First all of the coffee beans are picked by hand. Many immigrants from Nicaragua come to Costa Rica for work in the fields. They do get paid but unfortunately it's very minimal. Que mas...
After the beans are picked (only when they are red) they are sent to machines that take off the skin as well as separate the seeds. The seeds are then placed into water. If the seed is not "high quality" it'll float to the top and be sold for a cheaper amount.
The coffee plantation was very fun to see, and it was my first time getting a thorough tour of a coffee plantation. What was also great about the trip was I got to meet and get to know the students in the Environmental/Human Rights track. There are only four of them but they are all very nice!
Once we returned from the trip a few of us headed to UCR park and played frisbee. We met two muchachos de Nicaragua and decided to start playing soccer with them. Nosotros hablamos en espanol con ellos y fue muy divertida! I can't wait to play with them again.
This weekend I'm heading to Jaco! Should be a great time :)
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