Tuesday 9/30/08

Today I felt like a first grader…it was field trip day! I remember loving field trip days and I apparently still love them, just as excited as I did 15 years ago. I arrived at LASP at 7:30 to meet the rest of my classmates. I found a wonderful snail mail letter from my roommate Jessica and it made my day (cough cough, you’re more than welcome to send mail….my address at school is c/o Latin American Studies Program, Apdo 54-2070, Sabanilla, Montes de Oca, San Jose, Costa Rica) After reading my wonderful letter we headed out for our field trip. We were going to an organic farm to learn about sustainable development in Costa Rica as well as other environmental issues present in Costa Rica. I found it somewhat ironic that I received my letter from Jess today since she has been living and working on organic farms in Europe these last 6 months (Jess, if you’re reading this, please know that I found just the place for you if you’re ever interested in working in Costa Rica). We walked throughout the entire farm and listened to the amazing stories and insights of Roderick, the man who runs and cultivates the land all by himself. His wife, his kids and he live in this amazing house that looks over all of San José and I’m incredibly admired by their commitment to their passion for sustainable living. After we spent hours adventuring the land we were served an amazing variety of fruit as well as the best banana bread I’ve ever had. We eventually made our way back to LASP and ate a late lunch before parting ways for the rest of the late afternoon. I managed to crank out a rough draft for my 10 page paper and so I felt extremely accomplished and spent some time before dinner taking my eyes off of homework and anything school related and invested my time in the important things in life (playing Solitaire on my computer, updating these daily updates and listening to the wonderful Aretha Franklin) We had the most amazing rice and bean dish for dinner, talked about our first impressions of each other and then I talked on Skype with a special someone, and headed to bed.