Kyle came to visit me during our first weekend together. We spent the day on Saturday in town, enjoying the basketball games that take place every saturday all day long in the town´s center. There are people everywhere, smallest to oldest, everyone out just having fun, sharing the day. Kyle and I caught a small soccer game with the little one´s in front of the municipal building...unfortunately it ended when they couldn´t help but notice the money in our pockets and insisted we buy them all drinks. In San Bartolome we are lucky to have a new sports area on the top of the hill. The girls in my group and I have played a few pick up soccer games on the field with the local kids. As Kyle noticed, it´s also the best place to catch the cool air and get an awesome view. A few of the photos, where there is a lot of greenery and a dog, are of the hike we went on with my brother, Cesar. There is a local forest that is nature reserve of San Bartolome. The hike was beautiful with trees so tall they were swaying into one another when the wind picked up. There were areas that were very thick and it felt more jungle like with vines hanging down and gigantic bannana tree leaves. Although is area is protected, in one of the pictures you can barely make out a person in front of Cesar and I. This person was running through the forest...after poaching a huge bag full of plants, ultimately to sell in the market. Cesar also showed us where there are three caves protecting natural springs which provide some of the water for the community. As we reached the top, there was a magnificent view of Antigua and of course of two other volcanoes. Doaki, our family dog, was just as thrilled as we were to come along for the day!
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