g p r n

GPRN.. Getting Paid Right Now. That is what we say most of the time here, because it is awesome!

 Water day

Maleku art

rancho margot

We've been living at Rancho Margot, an amazing farm in the middle of Costa Rica close to Arenal Volcano, completely sustainable and organic. Here are more details www.ranchomargot.org and photos

Baby hummingbirds in their nest!

Coffee plant

The beans

Passion fruit

Shampoo flower

Grapefruit

The air conditioning system: plants on the roof. It works!

leadership

I am currently on a 2 week program for students that kicked off with a two day rafting trip... Now we are helping the students in leading a week long camp for local Costa Rican kids at an organic sustainable farm in the middle of the country. Not much spare time, so here are photos!

Day one of camp

Planning

Ticas

Mud fight

I am obsessed with these flowers...

Horseback riders

fortuna

where your chocolate comes from

Like chocolate? This is where it comes from, the cacao tree:

The seeds look like this in the inside and have a bitter taste

They are then fermented to develop the flavor, then dried, cleaned and roasted. The bean is 50% cocoa butter and 50% pure chocolate.

We visited a chocolate plantation and tasted chocolate at each step of the process

Here it is being mixed with sugar

White chocolate is basically added sugar and milk but no cocoa solids, milk chocolate is with added milk. Dark chocolate is the best for you and really does boost your serotonin levels, so go have a piece!

Interesting fact: Norway is the country that eats the most chocolate annually, about 35 pounds per person. Brazil is second.