Jun 3, 2013 | Learning, Musings
We had met about one month prior at Project Bona Fide. Our first real interaction was during the orientation for Diane, Trent and I where I got a taste of his realism as we spent the day all asking lots of questions and learning more about how a permaculture farm...
Jun 3, 2013 | Learning, Musings
I spent a little less than a month volunteering at Project Bona Fide on the finca in the town of Balgue on Isla de Ometepe in Nicaragua. I was supposed to go home a few months ago in April once my volunteer time in Costa Rica came to an end, but I felt like Nicaragua...
May 17, 2013 | Musings, Photos
Such an amazing and unique experience. It’s not everyday a local cook invites you and your friends into her home to learn the art of making Nicaraguan chocolate. I’m continually astounded by the caliber and strength of women here. One day I was attempting...
May 12, 2013 | Musings, Photos
My head clean shaven. The final day of our master cleanse; it’s amazing what were capable of. I haven’t eaten anything in ten days. Just fresh squeezed lemon juice, pure honey and...
May 11, 2013 | Musings, Photos
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though chequered by failure, than to take rank with those poor souls who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat. Theodore...