"The countryside always unveils a new handful of surprises with the coming of each season. As the weather changes, rising humidity awakens the slumbering citizens of the soil. Fireflies, those apparitions of the evening, mysteriously flash their lights on, then off again. Armies of ants labor long hours, alerting us to the oncoming thunderstorms. The blooms of bugs we call mayates had a way of proliferating in our midst, teaching us to anticipate the rhythm of the rainy season." - Ana Valenzuela-Zapata