Finally, I put the photo card in and now the computer can read it! It is so strange that I cannot figure out why it works sometimes and other times not. So here are some of my favorite pictures as I leave the Yoga Farm and Punto Banco.... read more

Hi again! Every day at some point during the day we make the 15 minute trek down the hill to the beach. If you see more than one other person on the beach, it would be crowded. The water is really wonderful, but you have to watch out for rocks in some areas. On Saturday, I rented a bike and road about 6 or 7 miles to Pavones, which is where lots of surfers hang out. Here are some pictures from that day. ... read more

The day at the yoga farm starts at least by 6:30 am when the yoga class is held. It was actually light by 5 am and I got up shortly after that. I used the time to get unpacked somewhat and get a cup of coffee before class. Class was very good and just right for me. There were lots of breathing exercise and some challenging poses and I enjoyed it. I had awoken with a headache but after yoga it was gone and forgotten. The instructor's name is Barney and he is a real student of the eastern yoga philosophy and language. I do not know the names of all the vinyasas? but I might be able to learn them. After breakfast I walked back down the steep hill and went to the beach. I ... read more

I am now in Costa Rica at the San Jose Airport waiting for my 3rd flight of the day to Golfito. My flight from Miami to San Jose was really early and immigration lines were really short so I will move my flight up and arrive in Golfito at 1:30. This means that I can catch the 3 pm bus south to the Yoga Farm. In the past I have had to wait so long in immigration that I booked a later flight to allow time to make the connection. I suppose the economy is affected here since the lines in immigration and customs were very short. If I arrive at the farm it will be a day earlier than they are expecting me, but I still don't know my way around Golfito so I cannot ... read more

I haven't had much time to write at my blog because I have been working with the group to finish our research and put together our project. After the group returned from Arenal we started putting together a focus group for the women in the area to learn about their perceptions of the local farmers' market. I am so glad that we got to choose the farmers' market as the focus of our research. Local economy surrounding food is very interesting to me, especially since I get to focus more on the anthropological perspective here. We also began interviewing individual farmers to see what their thoughts and perceptions of the local agricultural economy are. We worked most of the week on this and began putting together our own booth at the farmers' market for our last ... read more