My First Impressions of Tarrazu

Hi Everyone, This is Alexandra from Tarrazu Costa Rica. I knew before coming to Tarrazu that it was going to be an adventure of a life time; I was just not sure how great of one it was going to be. It is truly amazing, everything from our rustic hotel that only has hot water in the morning to all the truly wonderful people that live in San Marcos where we are staying. The people that live in San Marcos are so friendly and have such heart and soul. There are few places left in this world that has more soul then the people of San Marcos.

Everyone on the team comes from very diverse back grounds, it is so amazing. By day three we are all so comfortable with each other and work together as if we had been doing it for a long time. Everyone just jumps in and does what ever needs to be done. We have starting working on the coffee farms; it is so amazing to be in the thick of it just slipping and sliding away mud that you forget you working. The first day in the field I worked with Jason from Starbucks, it was kind of surreal working with him knowing this is his livelyhood. It was great seeing it from his point, and getting to meet the famers as well. Ingrid is our photographer; she is a freelance photographer and a student in real life. Ingrid is capturing the hearts of the people that live here with her lens.

I feel so grateful that I have been given this opportunity to meet such caring and wonderful people; everyone on the team adds their own special touch that makes the teams what it is. I will be writing more about each and every one of them.

We have Jason and Chris from Starbucks, and then our contest winners are Debra, Kimball, Charlie, Ingrid, Harmony, Christine and Lewis. I feel such a strong connection with each and every one of them already. Our Earthwatch team is Natalia and Sebastian, they are a blast to work with. Almost everyone on the team can speck Spanish but a few of us, me being on of them. We should have pictures posted hopefully soon, having trouble uploading them onto the blog.

Bye for now,
Alexandra


Alexandra and Nati.Our "taxi."
Jason just had to get dirty.
The team in front of Coope Dota.