I have witnessed some amazing sights since my last post. On Saturday Marcia's brother Marcelo took us about two and a half hours up into the mountains. It is one road that winds in and out of some breathtaking views. I was literally speechless at more than one point. I took as many pictures as I could when we stopped. We passed through a very small town of coffee bean growers called Araguaya and everyone waived or said hi.
On the way back down I really wanted to walk up into one of the coffee plant fields. We stopped at someones house to ask permission. The man wanted to meet me and welcomed me to his house and farther than the eye could see coffee plants. Once walking up a ways, we met Manuelle. He worked in the fields and showed me how to pick the fruit (which I didn't know was fruit not beans) and even let me do some. The experience was phenomenal because of what a huge coffee fan I am and also the way people are. I have never experienced anything in my life like that. Just stopping at someones house and being welcomed like a genuine lifelong friend. I couldnt thank him enough and he was doing the same to me for stopping by his home.
I am off to the beach on Wednesday and am enjoying the feeling of getting back to a much simpler time in my life. --Tchau
