Lessons learned on the fincas:

-weeds=mulch

-“collecting firewood” sometimes means hiking into the woods with a machete and cutting down  dry trees

-different ovens work differently, but they sll mske delicious bread

-I can learn to like everything

-ants are devil animals and their bites hurt

-cats/dogs don’t need special food leftovers is fine

-(semi-learned) how to kill, skin, and prepare a chicken

- I want to wake-up to mountains everyday

-I can live far far far far far away from a city

- I never ever ever again want to work with birds/eggs

- I like folkloric music of the Andes

-The sound of the quena is extremely powerful

-(re-learned) sometimes I am shy

-if you don’t finish all of the food you are served, it is assumed that you didn’t like their cooking

-mountain ppl spot, whistle, and see ppl from across the mountains  and then proceed to yell (AND UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER!!)

-I like running through, up, and down mountains

-running up mountains barefoot is easier than running down barefoot

-my feetsies are delicate and don’t like shoes