Why did the chicken cross the road?

This is a question I have been asking my self a lot lately. Almost every family in the countryside has a few chickens roaming around the yard. When I approach on motorcycle, chickens on the side of the road almost always feel the need to frantically cross just in front of me at the last second. ¡Que barbaridad!
Lately I have been getting around via motorcycle, on foot, on mule, or in the back of pickups. The roads are pretty rough, so everyone goes fairly slowly. Since good quality coffee grows at high elevation, many coffee producers live in little villages high in the mountains. I have been visiting these small scale coffee producers to give them information about a certification they could get for their coffee (Rainforest Alliance). My goal is that they understand in detail what the certification is all about so they can make a good decision based on their present situation. Getting certified will take some work and cost some money, but it would likely get them a better price for their coffee, and it would benefit the community near the farm as well. We had a meeting this week with all the producers and the organization that does the certification. It was really good to connect the farmers with the resources of this organization, but I don´t think the producers are ready to start the process of certification yet.
Today I have some downtime here in San Luis. So, I went to find the other gringo in town. Charles works with Peace Corps and has been here for about a year. He is from the Twin Cities too. He led me here to the library where I can use the internet for free!