This fall I went to the Dominican Republic for a Nutrition Conference, clearly a serious sacrifice.
It was so much fun to catch up with all my colleges and learn what has been going on in the last 7 years in the world of nutrition. One of my co-authors from years ago said, "look at what has happened based on all the work you did, it's amazing." Another woman from Venezuela said, "Michelle Hackett, I know you, I cited your work in a paper I just wrote." It's good to know that something has come from all my blood, sweat and tears. I was asked multiple times if I was ready to come back and start working. I assured them all that our two year old had just been potty trained and this was no time bail out.
The second day I was there, none of the topics were in my area of research so I played tourist and went up in the mountains to visit a farm.
Not only was this house pink on the outside, the inside was exactly the same color. The girls think we should move there.
Can you see the vanilla vine in the background? It was so exciting to be that close to such a lucrative crop especially after reading Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Ice Cream Orchid.
Here I am making sugar cane juice on a large scale and roasting chocolate beans on a smaller scale.
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