We went to an ecological environmental conservation area called Nacientes Palmichal outside of Palmichal de Acosta. In 1991 a group of 15 community members organized to […]
Day 6 CR – Farmer’s Market and El Toledo organic coffee tour – our global citizenship with coffee
Today we all made our way to the farmer’s market.  I decided to walk alone this morning as the walk was less than ½ a km […]
Day5 CR – Tree planting
Day 5 – Nothing can sum up exactly the impact or the beauty of this day. We travelled to the coffee cooperative where we split […]
Day 4 CR– Visit to the ecological tourism resort and shopping at the market
Much of our day was visiting a reserve that had a few animals such as Jacquars and small predatory cats in cages, along with butterflies […]
Day 3 CR– Events that shaped the culture and values; values and culture of ecology, hospitality and culture of home life.
Today we spent time at a coffee cooperative followed by a talk from a sustainability coordinator that lives in a poorer area of Atenas and […]
Day 2 CR – Church, interactions and architecture
I loved that the center of town had a large church with open aired doors that hung open from 3 sides.  The ceiling was made of […]
Costa Rica Day 1 – Arrival
As I anticipated the arrival of our flight to Costa Rica, I couldn’t help wondering how the life and environment of the Costa Rica people would be.
The Stillness of Air
Tonight is a perfect night             heaviness in the air             with a faint tinge of wetness             I can smell the fallen leaves             the earthiness of life                         There are no sounds             Just the […]
Love Defined
Love is pureIt is sweetIt conjures no wantsAnd fills no objectivesLike the sun’s heatIt melts our exteriorExposes our soulTo a very warm flameIt does not […]
The Kiss
As we head into a romantic time of the year with wishes and love I thought I would post a fun piece of writing: I […]