I've been out in the field again for a few days now and it
is wonderful. A bit different than last year though. Before, I was at a site
that didn't have a lot of trees, but was surrounded by cow pastures. So there
was a ton of sun and not many bugs. It was nice.
This year, all the volunteers are working at one site, split
into teams. Xnoha has a very different atmosphere than what I worked in
previously. It is literally in the middle of the rainforest. Each morning we
drive to the site, all of us bouncing around in the back of the trucks, until
we get to this extremely muddy and treacherous dirt road – or really just tire
grooves – that leads straight into the trees of the jungle.
When we walk to our team’s site, we have to make our way
along a narrow passageway through the trees. The ambiance is just amazing. It
feels like you’re stepping into Jurassic
Park or something. You can hear the birds above you and the howler monkeys howling
angrily in the distance. If you’re lucky, a spider monkey might pass overhead
as you walk by and shake some trees at you. Finally there is a break in the
trees and you see the familiar blue tarps hanging over the site.
Next time I have my camera with me when we go out, I'll try to take pictures or a video.
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