My only prior experience with farming is from minecraft: you put seeds in the ground, wait a little while, and then a plant pops out. You really don’t need to do much. So needless to say, I was unprepared for the complexity of real-life farming. Lots of planning needs to happen far in advance, even…
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Neroing the end of the journey
Being a little bit of a history nerd, getting to hear the full story of chocolate was very entertaining for me. It is interesting how the two commodities with the most complex supply chains, coffee and chocolate, also had the most elaborate backstories. They also share the intense amount of options you can go with…
Come With Me and Escape
The Ratings are in:
Hearty Palms and Dirty Soles
Fútbol. Was. Crazy. Rishi and I stood at the yellow fence wall that surrounded the game and watched in awe as fans went wild around us. One fan came up, knocked over a gate, and starting cheering on the inner gate when Alajuela scored. The atmosphere was much less stiff than at a US game….
Friendly Dog on a Friendly Farm
The life of a farmer is tough, and the life of a Tico farmer is no different. Farming is a lot manual and mental work, as you need to physically take care of the plants, and also manage the farm and its workers in your mind. Luckily for Ticos, the community is behind them and…
Not facing it mundi
While walking down the road, a group of us discovered an animal. After finding out this creature was called the coatimundi, I had to look up the meaning of mundi as I am a dedicated Star Wars nerd. Pictured below is Jedi Master Ki Adi Mundi fighting General Grievous. Knowing about Ki Adi Mundi’s story,…
The Quaker’s Creed (3)
Most of Costa Rica is fervently dedicated to the doing of good and the protection of nature, but Monteverde felt like it was on another level. Buildings in Monteverde feel alive and like a part of the mountain, with the wildlife being very much present all around. Day and night you could see many beasts,…
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Caffeine and I do not mix well. Copious amounts of caffeine and I mix even more poorly. I had a LOT of caffeine. Any person who knows caffeine has an adverse effect on them would avoid coffee at all costs. But Costa Rican coffee has what I like to call an “after one more” effect….
First impressions of my Ave-nture
I had no idea what Costa Rican culture was going to be like before exiting the plane. I have been to Costa Rica previously, but I stayed at a hotel. I thought, “Obviously, a place where people are paid to be nice to visitors is not going to provide a good snapshot of what the…
“Living Eden” and Pura Vida
If you were to ask me what award the United Nations bestowed upon Costa Rica, I would guess they won the “greatest banana growers” award or the “top 5 best coffee tastes in the world” medal. I would not guess that Costa Rica was the recipient of the “Champions of the Earth” award and has…
Rican of Anticipation
Hello! I am Jack Duffy and I live in Gladwyne, PA. I am a big fan of trying new things. Instead of following my very close friends to our local high school, I ventured out and went to St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in Philadelphia. I grew up in Haddonfield, New Jersey, near Cherry Hill. Not…