Pondering the Jungle

With very little clean clothes, a few extra bug bites (maybe a few cat bites as well), and slightly clay-stained orange hands, we are finishing up our week here in the jungle. Looking back at our achievements, however, it was all extremely worthwhile. Our main project with Robin was constructing a pond. This pond will provide Robin and the people living with him with a sustainable protein-source instead of fishing… Read More

¡SAM Goes Bananas!

This past week on the banana farm has been an incredible experience filled with music, delicious food, Spanish, dirt, jokes, discussions, bugs, and of course, tons of bananas. With an average consumption of 3 to 5 bananas a day (not including the bananas in our meals), we knew from the beginning that the farm was going to be a great place. In fact, the family on the finca (farm) created… Read More