Two weeks ago, Belmont Study Abroad came to study fair-trade coffee farming and international business here in Guatemala. This trip has special meaning for Eric and I because it’s how we met and also what inspired us to lead the…
Yesterday in the garden we fertilized the tea plants. We have two fertilizer mixtures we use, and we try to set aside one day each week to use one or the other. I’m going to share both the recipes with…
Our schedule over the last two weeks has been consumed by visitors from the US. It started with Brennon, a good buddy from my college days that was with me during the early stages of Spring Back Recycling. In two…
worth: 1. good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking; a place worth visiting. 2. having a value of, or equal in value to… The last two weeks have had their fair share of adventures! As I come to work everyday, I am utterly amazed at what is being done in the fight to end injustice here in South Africa- and what…
This past week I’ve been reminded of the generosity of my Belmont community. We’ve been preparing for the study abroad group that’s coming to CEMOC this Saturday. They’re going to tour the facilities; meet our students, volunteer, and spend the…
In a few days, a large group of students from Belmont will be arriving in Guatemala for a trip that will no doubt change them in some profound way. I stepped off the plane almost four years ago in the…
In only 3 days, I will be finishing up my last day of teaching. It has been an amazingly, quick time here in Thailand, and I cannot believe that it is coming to a close. Starting a business the last…
Recently, my supervisor in the garden, Suprya, received word that several local farmers were dumping their cow dung in the village backwaters (which also happens to be the place where the ashram and the villagers get their water from. )…
To pick just one story about the last two weeks would be too hard… so I’ll just let the photos do the talking. At the end of January, Eric and I had to make a visa run to Mexico. Suffice…
Yesterday morning I was woken up by my friend Mark’s alarm at approximately 3:15 AM. Surprisingly this was not on accident, yet a choice. Mark and I, along with 8 other friends, were making the 2 hour trip to go…