Hello From Messiah and Dylan!
Our amazing day beginning with some students waking up at 5:00 AM to try to catch the sunrise! Too cloudy. Later on, optional morning yoga was held with Ms. Sale. After working up an appetite, we had a breakfast of scrambled eggs and ham, hash browns, toast with guava jelly, fresh fruit, orange juice, and most importantly, coffee. Once we all got packed for the day and did our morning mental warmup, we headed out to a coffee processing factory and plantation. Our amazing tour guide Memo lead us through trails and fields, then into the factory which housed rows of drying coffee beans. After having lunch and grabbing some snacks for the base house, we arrived at a dairy farm which was run by Karla, who taught us about milking cows, ensuring they had the best nutrition, and later on how to use their milk to make artisan Turrialba cheese. Both the coffee plantation and local dairy farm taught us about the importance of variety in wildlife and plant life. Many kinds of plants means disease won’t knock out entire businesses and bring along with them a wide range of insects and animals. These foster symbiotic relationships throughout farms to create the highest quality of goods.
Our time at the dairy farm included a tour of the farm, milking a cow, and making cheese–all learned through a series of competitions between two student groups. One amazing discovery was the team spirit and the extraordinary behavior. Unlike the assumed behaviors of most teenagers, Global Glimpsers were well conducted and paid great attention to whatever was being said and whatever was going on. Even though we were teenagers leading the day, respect played a large role in staying on track for our busy schedule and to maintain fun and safety.
The two wonderful tour guides we met today, Memo and Karla, opened all of our eyes to the reality of the products we eat in the US that are exported from other countries, as well as the local businesses we may be missing out on when only supporting big corporations. These individuals truly inspired everyone by their knowledge, work ethic, and care for the impact they make on not only this country, but this world.
Being Lider de Dia was an amazing experience. Although it was quite exhausting, the enthusiasm of the group as a whole was an entire new energy filling the one we lost. As Lider Del Dia, we learned that it’s important to stay aware of our surroundings, time restraints,and to make ourselves flexible for change when necessary. One other thing was that being a leader doesn’t take away the enjoyment and time we get to spend with the ones around us.
Big Love and Pura Vida,
Dylan and Messiah
Sounds amazing! You guys are so lucky to get such good first hand experience with these things.
Happy 4th everyone!
Love you forever Dyl.
Mom & Dad
Hope everyone is having a great time. Missing all the familiar faces, especially Bella Tru. Looks like you’re all having fun! Wishing safety for all. Take care.
– Josh M
Emmy,
Coffee just like at the Finca! Maybe now you can help your grandparents make the coffee that you learned about. Excited to hear about making cheese. Your trip looks so amazing and we are all very excited for you. We love and miss you! xoxoxoox, Mom
Another amazing day! Coffee…Cheese, understanding how to care for the land. We’re so excited to hear firsthand all about these wonderful adventures.
Love you, Tai. Happy 4th!
Dad, Mom, Rowan and Quinn.
What wonderful experiences. Happy 4th to all. Special love to my Bella. — Mamma
Hi Michelle and Glimpsers
What a day. I hope you are keeping a journal of all you are doing.. just amazing. Lots of walking , explaining and learning. What did the cheese taste like? Can we purchase it in the states..I’m kind of always stuck on muenster cheese. All the areas you are visiting look so lush and green. Is this the rainy season?
Michelle you are constantly moving forward with your dreams of life….always glad to be a part of your adventures.
All our love
Mom and Dad
¡Feliz día de la independencia a todos!
Enjoy the 4th of July!
Love to Blair!
Mom, Dad and Anna
My beloved son, I want you to know that I miss you, but the happiness I feel is greater knowing that you are growing in wisdom and solidarity with others, you have always been a good boy and I thank God for you being empathetic with the circumstances of others. I love you God bless you and keep you safe. Continue learning and enjoying. I love you, mom.
Thank you, Messiah and Dylan, for the blog entry!
So proud of you Bella and all the group. Collecting knowledge and memories to last a lifetime.