Today we met at 9 again at the square, and Euton drove us to the school. The team is actually not as sore as we thought we would be after the hike. We all agreed that the walk up to Minto is a lot worse than the 18-mile hike.  Euton brought some coffee from his farm for us to buy. Can’t wait to try it!

While in the car, Johann and I had a conversation with Euton about the possibility of introducing composting to the farmers. The teachers expressed that composting is definitely something the community would be interested, and the team has been brainstorming since then. We think it would be cool if we can start a composting station at the community center/clinic or select some families, potentially the host families, to start composting by giving them supplies, and they can spread the words around. Euton thinks the farmers will definitely be interested in using compost because right now, the farmers mainly use goat or cow maneuver, and fertilizers do get expensive. We can’t wait to introduce this project idea to the team in Michigan and see what we can do with it!

For the rest of the day, we finally finished the white boards and will be implementing them in the classrooms tomorrow. We found out that they also function as projector screens, and we can’t wait until the teachers start using them.  During lunch, we had a very good conversation about our ideas for what BMP could do with Joe, Vanessa and Chevanize. We all agree that there are a lot hidden talents in the community, but they are not getting the spotlight. Chavenize thinks that it might be cool if we can start a creative club in the community to encourage artistic expression, and maybe Rohan can sell the products in his store. In the afternoon, Katie and the Julias went to the 2nd grade class room and taught them about sound.



Euton came back at the end of the school day with new screws and glass, so we finished up the lid of the solar dehydrator and applied the caulking to dry over night. After school we quickly measured  and took pictures of the classrooms for the soundproofing sub-team. On the way back home, Euton took a detour and showed us his farm. It was really cool, and he was so enthusiastic about what he was doing. He works full time as a BMP staff and manages his farm in the morning before work as a hobby because he just love farming so much. We got to try his bananas, grape fruit, jack fruit, and peaches. He also showed us all the coffee plants and made us coffee from freshly dried coffee beans. We had it with condensed milk, and it was the best cup of coffee I've ever had.