Man it is really a challenge to keep these blogs concise. There is soo much I want to share and then so much I forget to share that I want to go back and share. So much in my head and heart.
Today was another full day. We got together this morning and had a "light" breakfast and some time together. Last night on the way home I fell alseep on jorge's shoulder and he shared that this morning that he didn't mind at all because he's always wanted to be closer to me. In an odd way, I was encouraged by that. Sara said it wa s a good thing I didn't fall asleep on her shoulder because she would have slapped me and told her boyfriend. Gravity was with me.
We headed up toward la palma where we were going to have "second breakfast" at this amazing restaurant but after an hour long drive we got there and it was closed. Apparently that is just par for the course with our tour guide, Julio, who is a great guy but maybe not the best planner. We did get to walk around the grounds which were amazing and had some fruit I've never seen before. There was a monkey and jorge acquired a holy gourd.
After that we went into la palma to find some place to eat and found a beautiful hotel with some amazing food. While we were waiting for our food we went down to explore the river (or rather stream) and i took off on my own little adventure to a nearby suspension bridge. Erick decided to to make a nature video about me. Then we did some shopping. La palma is the equivalent of Venice or the east village. It's a town full of artisans. The artwork there is beautiful and I took full advantage. It was also pouring rain which I was loving! I got to utilize my poncho. I also found out that I am a pretty decent haggler. Even with my limited Spanish I was makin some sweet deals.
After la palma we headed to passe tiempos coffee plantation. I was really looking forward to this and I was not let down. The plantation was beautiful especially in the clouds and the rain. The owner, Berto, was incredibly hospitable and made us coffee from the plantation and there was a dog sitting in a chair. Much to the amusement of everyone else I pulled out my starbucks black apron and held a coffee tasting seminar with everyone. I also got my picture taken with Berto. He was so moved that I would come and visit his farm that he gave me the last bag of coffee that he had for that season. What a great experience. We then headed down into the plantation, avoiding "land mines" aka horse doody, and hiked to some waterfalls. It was so lush down there and I brought back a branch of green coffee beans. Julio told us an amazing story about Bertos life on growing the plantation and I just felt honored to be there. My plan is to share my experience with the coffee buyers at starbucks and ask them to visit the plantation. You never know.
Erick recommended a place called Biggest for dinner because he said the cheeseburgers were amazing. I was down seeing that I am a cheeseburger connoisseur. I'm sorry to say that it didn't live up to the hype. We did however go next door to mister coffee who offers combo meals like soup and a donut, hotdog and a donut and hot pocket and a donut. It was fantastic! I highly recommend the donuts!
That was the day! Tomorrow we share our faith on the campus and help at the church with some building and cleaning needs. Looking forward to it!
Hasta luego!
Today was another full day. We got together this morning and had a "light" breakfast and some time together. Last night on the way home I fell alseep on jorge's shoulder and he shared that this morning that he didn't mind at all because he's always wanted to be closer to me. In an odd way, I was encouraged by that. Sara said it wa s a good thing I didn't fall asleep on her shoulder because she would have slapped me and told her boyfriend. Gravity was with me.
We headed up toward la palma where we were going to have "second breakfast" at this amazing restaurant but after an hour long drive we got there and it was closed. Apparently that is just par for the course with our tour guide, Julio, who is a great guy but maybe not the best planner. We did get to walk around the grounds which were amazing and had some fruit I've never seen before. There was a monkey and jorge acquired a holy gourd.
After that we went into la palma to find some place to eat and found a beautiful hotel with some amazing food. While we were waiting for our food we went down to explore the river (or rather stream) and i took off on my own little adventure to a nearby suspension bridge. Erick decided to to make a nature video about me. Then we did some shopping. La palma is the equivalent of Venice or the east village. It's a town full of artisans. The artwork there is beautiful and I took full advantage. It was also pouring rain which I was loving! I got to utilize my poncho. I also found out that I am a pretty decent haggler. Even with my limited Spanish I was makin some sweet deals.
After la palma we headed to passe tiempos coffee plantation. I was really looking forward to this and I was not let down. The plantation was beautiful especially in the clouds and the rain. The owner, Berto, was incredibly hospitable and made us coffee from the plantation and there was a dog sitting in a chair. Much to the amusement of everyone else I pulled out my starbucks black apron and held a coffee tasting seminar with everyone. I also got my picture taken with Berto. He was so moved that I would come and visit his farm that he gave me the last bag of coffee that he had for that season. What a great experience. We then headed down into the plantation, avoiding "land mines" aka horse doody, and hiked to some waterfalls. It was so lush down there and I brought back a branch of green coffee beans. Julio told us an amazing story about Bertos life on growing the plantation and I just felt honored to be there. My plan is to share my experience with the coffee buyers at starbucks and ask them to visit the plantation. You never know.
Erick recommended a place called Biggest for dinner because he said the cheeseburgers were amazing. I was down seeing that I am a cheeseburger connoisseur. I'm sorry to say that it didn't live up to the hype. We did however go next door to mister coffee who offers combo meals like soup and a donut, hotdog and a donut and hot pocket and a donut. It was fantastic! I highly recommend the donuts!
That was the day! Tomorrow we share our faith on the campus and help at the church with some building and cleaning needs. Looking forward to it!
Hasta luego!
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