Another week has passed and the city is gearing up for Easter. This week was full of more adventures and new experiences. Yesterday we headed to place on the outskirts of Santiago. We met with members of an organization that helps women craftspeople organize and sell their goods in competition within a society based on free trade. The first picture is the four guys on the program. They´re good people. After having breakfast, we headed to a snail farm where they harvest the slime of the snail for use in cosmetic products. Kind of a wierd process, but interesting to see none-the-less. We had to wear gloves, facemasks, and hair nets before we got to see the snails. Kinda felt like Michael Jackson.

After the snail-farm, we went to a farm where they grow all sorts of things. We had a lunch of fresh arugula, chicken, bread, and a lot more. Everything was cooked in a woodfired brick oven and had a sweet smokey taste. They also grow a lot of things hydroponically. We helped to switch some plants from one bed to the another and got to get our hands dirty. This last picture is from one of the fields looking out to the Andes. I have yet to make it to them, but hope to soon. Our weekends are pretty much free and I´m hoping to go for a weekend and play around in the snow. This weekend should be a good time with all the Easter festivities and such. I hope everyone has a happy easter and is doing well back in the States. Keep in touch.