Thurs 15 October

Today I helped transplant small trees out of the green house into the dirt bags that we filled the day before. We first put the dirt bags into beds outside and then put the trees into them. I transplanted around 150 trees and the other workers did a lot more. After the first 20 I got the hang of it and was almost at the speed of the other workers. Then I helped sift dirt through big sifters to take out all the rocks and sticks so the dirt would be easier to put into the bags. After I filled more bags and also became a lot quicker after about 50 bags. I went to lunch and then returned to the forest to fill more bags for the remaining hour. After work, I went on a fruit tour with a group of people from Florida who was all experts on fruit. It was interesting to be on this tour because everyone was so knowledgeable and knew every single thing there was to know about fruit and the history of how the fruit got here. Also there was a man who was on the trip who was an expert on tropical trees. When I listened to him talk I thought I was listening to Discovery Channel. Also on the trip was a young teenager named Rex. His mom was the translator for the trip and he seemed to be pretty bored of the older people, so I invited him to come to dinner with me that night and then play some pool or ping pong later. He was happy and the night went well. After I chilled with Rex, I studied some more with Rosetta stone, then went to bed.