We in our 8th week of training and are all physically, emotionally and mentally exhausted and we are coming close to the end of our training. What a week this has been, especially it being the week after our Field Based Training. Monday we had the amazing opportunity to visit a Mayan Museum and coffee tour. It was absolutely beautiful, we saw each step of how the coffee is grown, cultivated, prepared, and then learned about the means of export. And of course we got to sample both the coffee bean and a freshly brewed cup of rich delicious espresso! However, it was also sad to learn that the majority of all the coffee grown and harvested in Guatemala is used for export so they only drink instant coffee or make their own using corn, wheat,
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