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On our last day in Agalteca, a young boy from Jeff's family came to help us work on the plant. He diligently worked with Kayti to cut the plastic for the plate settlers. Later, I noticed him crouching on the ground looking at an insect. I went over to him and he showed me the tiniest little green bug. He then proceeded to comb through the yard looking for other creatures and we spent a good deal of time trying to catch a butterfly. I was amazed at his curiosity and interest in the world around him. It also made me sad to think that he may never have a chance to get a good education. We talked about education during some of our reflections and I really feel that it will be important for Honduras to have a better education system where everyone has at least an opportunity to change their lives. It will be especially important for AguaClara to educate the communities about the importance of clean drinking water so they feel a connection with their plants. I'm excited for the Agalteca plant to be finished and to play what little role I can with that. I can't wait to see the path AguaClara takes in the future. One of the things I like best about groups like AguaClara is the reminder that there are people out there who truly care about helping others.

Gonzalo Caprario's Honduras Journal

I have some great memories from the trip to Honduras.
To begin with, I would like to point out that this trip completely changed my view of the project. While at Cornell, I always felt the project as a great idea to provide safe drinking water to different communities in Honduras, but was always more focussed on the technical aspects. As engineers, I think that is inevitable, but once you go on this trip and you see the background, the Honduran part of the team the perspective changes radically. I think that during the trip, I totally forgot about the technical aspects of the project and enjoyed learning how the hole process really works. I got to learn the really hard part of the project and also the most rewarding one, the people.
The whole trip was full of emotions and good lessons, but Agalteca, in my opinion was something different.