A Natural Remedy

Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India -- Three weeks of fieldwork in the month of May was a challenge as May is the hottest month of the year in Andhra Pradesh, often at 107 degrees and very humid. We also somehow got sick. So the suggested remedy was coconut juice. For about 20 cents, she'd slice off the top (and I would wince watching), she'd insert a blue straw, and off we'd go with our natural remedy. How was it? Warm and sweet.