I knew that a lot of Haiti’s crops came from the mountains, but seeing the farmers working amongst the mountains is another story. First, I couldn’t figure out how the farmers got to the mountains and were able to plant those crops. But after hiking, I surprised myself with the way that I could get through the mountains. It was great to see the beginning of where so much food begins. When you open a package of frozen carrots, you don’t think about the person who planted the seeds and grew the carrots in the mountains. Now however, I’m going to think about it.

After the first day of hiking we stayed at a farm house which was a lot of fun. There were roosters and hens everywhere, dogs and horses running around, and hills filled with piles of rocks. I still haven’t figured out the purpose of the rock piles, hopefully I’ll get that question answered soon. During the night we were there we spent some time star gazing. Every star was out that night and the sky was completely clear. We stared at the sky in silence for maybe fifteen minutes. It was beautiful, I love seeing the stars and remembering how small I am compared to everything in the universe.