Monthly Archives: December 2009

Goodbye Coffee Farm, Hello Civilization

Goodbye Coffee Farm, Hello Civilization

Yesterday morning we packed our bags and grabbed a taxi into the city – far, far away from the labors of the countryside. We …

 

Photos Around Sarchi

Photos Around Sarchi

 

Festival of Lights

Festival of Lights

 

Photos from Grécia

Photos from Grécia

 

Coffee, coffee, and more coffee

Coffee, coffee, and more coffee

So, we spent the whole week in the coffee field and that’s probably about as much coffee picking as we care to do in one …

 

Photos Around The Farm

Photos Around The Farm

 

A Day In The Coffee Field

A Day In The Coffee Field

Although working the coffee field isn’t easy and can be pretty boring – 6 hours a day, all week – it can be quite beautiful …

 

Photos Around Costa Rica

Photos Around Costa Rica

 

Our First Week In Costa Rica

Our First Week In Costa Rica

So, what did we trade our normal lives for: Taking a machete to work every day, having a Nicaraguan boss that speaks really fast (Spanish …

 

It all starts with a first step

It all starts with a first step

It begins today!  We’re saying “good bye” to Texas and saying “hola” to Central America.  We’re pretty excited about the whole thing…..a little overwhelmed too …