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pura vida: January 2010

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Adventures in Travel, Agriculture, and Striking Out On My Own. Thursday, January 28, 2010. FLASHBACK NUMBER ONE - ¡Quinceañera! And the guests began to slowly trickle in. Each day, the excitement about the party inched higher and more faces showed up to lend a hand. Lucky for me, those faces soon included my mom and brother. :). Links to this post. Mom and Mike´s visit. Thursday, January 14, 2010. San Juan del Sur. I hopped on a chicken bus to San Juan del Sur. Chicken bus, you say? Links to this post.

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pura vida: March 2010

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Adventures in Travel, Agriculture, and Striking Out On My Own. Tuesday, March 30, 2010. I promise I haven´t disappeared forever. I´m just in a small war with my jump drive, attempting to wrestle away my photos and pre-typed entries. When I win, you guys are in for some serious reading. Think Nicaragua, another cabelgata, making sugar, and how to make biogas. :). Links to this post. Thursday, March 11, 2010. Recipe to Cure Homesickness. 2 cups plus 2 Tbs all-purpose flour. 1/2 tsp baking soda. 1-1 1/2 cup...

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pura vida: August 2010

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Adventures in Travel, Agriculture, and Striking Out On My Own. Wednesday, August 4, 2010. My favorite kind of parties in or around La Ribera have always revolved around the community getting together and showing off horses. My last weekend, I finally got the chance to see a different kind of event: corriendo cintas. To compete in this challenge, members of the community attempt to snag tiny metal rings off of a hanging wire as they gallop past at full speed. Difficult to say the least! Links to this post.

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pura vida: Visiting Changena

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Adventures in Travel, Agriculture, and Striking Out On My Own. Wednesday, August 4, 2010. We fed and herded the cows, searched for carvings left behind by previous indigenous owners, picked avocados, and got absolutely soaked by the faithful afternoon thunderstorm. Evenings were spent teaching two adorable little siblings American card games, catching up on the latest telenovelas, and watching the mixed flock of {free range woohoo! Turkeys, chickens, and ducks pick their way over the front yard.

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pura vida: October 2009

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Adventures in Travel, Agriculture, and Striking Out On My Own. Thursday, October 29, 2009. In the mornings I usually work the garden with Luz, my host mom. She has two covered gardens from which she feeds the family and cuts herbs and vegetables to sell at the market. There is lots of weeding to do - Costa Rica reminds me a little bit of New Orleans in that way. It´s very fertile land, so everything. And the second half. I planted the tiny cilantro in the bottom left corner. Links to this post. I said&#4...

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pura vida: On Being a Macha/Chela Muchacha/Chavala

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Adventures in Travel, Agriculture, and Striking Out On My Own. Tuesday, June 22, 2010. On Being a Macha/Chela Muchacha/Chavala. Unacceptable. So, I started to try and adapt. A couple examples of things I picked up:. Cool as in chill. Cool as in awesome. Nicaragua: diacachimba, salvaje, bestial. Costa Rica: chiva, pura vida, tuanis. Cool as in a cool person, or as in "he's good people". Costa Rica: pura vida, buena gente. Something that reminded me of New Orleans,. Ie you heard me? Nicaragua: chela, chele.

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pura vida: Back to Ticolandia

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Adventures in Travel, Agriculture, and Striking Out On My Own. Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Since I went to Dominical. I had been hearing from beach bum after beach bum that Santa Teresa was one of their favorite beaches. So, I set off from Nicaragua toward the sand. More on what I've been up to in the next post, but for now, take a look! Lots of driftwood around here for perching and lounging. Millions of teeny shells. Posing with a big thorny tree while on our quad expedition. Lol, love the surfboard face!

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pura vida: One Last Waterfall

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Adventures in Travel, Agriculture, and Striking Out On My Own. Wednesday, August 4, 2010. I spent, in all, about six months in La Ribera. But I never stopped discovering new things in and around the area. Example: the stunning waterfall I visited my last weekend there. It plummets 125 meters - way beyond anything I've seen in the States. And it does so not twenty minutes from the home of a family friend. View from the tippy top - check out the road below! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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the unemployed crafter: December 2008

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Wednesday, December 24, 2008. I am pretty pleased with myself, i can't get over how good these photos look. i have been really enjoying making earrings, i can finish them quickly and it is easier to experiment with them than with larger pieces (like necklaces). The pair at the top are my fave, but i must admit i like them all. I read an article. Links to this post. Tuesday, December 23, 2008. Fortytwo: the fema house. COLLATERAL DAMAGE (from the falling shingles):. Links to this post. So, apparently a nu...

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the unemployed crafter: December 2009

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Thursday, December 10, 2009. Below are some new pieces i made recently. i think most of them will be given away for christmas, so beware you may be looking at your christmas present. the pictures are not great. since i have moved i have not been able to figure out the best way of taking photos. i have also been lazy and not wanted to put the time/effort into taking good photos. I went to a show put on by students at the corcoran college of art and design. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).