Friday, August 15, 2008

Lunchroom nostalgia

Last week, I went to a banana plantation, where they produce bananas for Chiquita. It was a neat tour, although I felt a little bit like I was watching Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. "Okay kids, today we are going to see how bananas are made." My favorite part? The authentic blue-and-yellow Chiquita sticker I received at the end of the tour. I don't think the Hondurans quite understood why we North Americans found this so exciting.

Whoot, whoot! I have some Chiquita stickers!

The banana fields. It felt a bit like being lost in an Iowa cornfield.

"Bagging" the bananas.

Washing the bananas.

The sticker ladies.

These bananas are on their way to Wal-Mart and Kroger!

1 comment:

Heath and Elizabeth said...

Seriously, the woman behind you in the sticker picture on your forehead looks like she's at the end of a brutal 14-hour, six-day shift.

And uh, when did Iowa cornfields get mosquitos or well, that tall either?