New photo album: 2023 in images
December 26, 2023
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Testing the external microphone. Take II
June 4, 2023
Testing the external microphone. Take II … More Testing the external microphone. Take II
Farming update
May 20, 2023
It is now three months ago that we ‘started farming’. I can say: it has not gone very well, but it could have been worse. More importantly, it is a lot of fun and a great experience. And we are learning a lot. Here is what happened to all the little big projects. … More Farming update
Unpacking party
May 17, 2023
As Tweety would say “I thought I saw a Pussy-Cat” || Como diría Piolín…”Me pareció ver un lindo gatito”
April 15, 2023
A couple of weeks ago, I was walking Kika in the forest, as I do every afternoon when something caught my attention. I am always looking at the floor to avoid stepping on a snake. They are usually curled up and are hard to spot, so I have taken the habit of walking very carefully … More As Tweety would say “I thought I saw a Pussy-Cat” || Como diría Piolín…”Me pareció ver un lindo gatito”
We started farming
February 23, 2023
We are hoping to buy a plot where we not only can enjoy the rain forest, but also plant new trees and do some vegetable and fruit farming. Well, since we now found a rental house where we are planning to stay until such plot is found – or until we have to decide to go back to Europe – we can start preparing and practicing. … More We started farming
The first year of our new life
January 29, 2023
This weekend marks one year of our new life in Costa Rica. We landed in Costa Rica on the 28th of January of 2022, with a luggage full of dreams and hopes…plus a dog, a cat, and 8 kilos of Lego. We landed with the excitement of a second-life opportunity. An open book to write. So, … More The first year of our new life
Tropical adventures
October 29, 2022
Picture this. It is friday after a loooooong week of work. I am exahusted. It is 9 pm, I am in bed and about to switch off the light. I can hardly keep my eyes open. Frank has just taken Kika for the last wee for the night. In the haze of sleepiness I hear, … More Tropical adventures
Volunteering creates a network
October 23, 2022
About two and a half years ago, I decided to start a company to build database applications for biologists, NGOs, companies, government agencies and other actors in nature conservation. However, what do they need so urgently that they will pay for it? One could simply ask them. Right? Yes, except that I did not have a network in nature conservation. This is the second blog about how I am changing it. … More Volunteering creates a network
Reasons to celebrate
October 9, 2022
After many months of struggle, with constant ups and downs, steps forward and backward, little and not-so little panics and roller-coaster feelings…. Today we have many reasons to celebrate. We have written before about the paperwork struggles, particularly to get the drivers licence. The endless queues in full sun for nothing. The trips all over Costa Rica … More Reasons to celebrate
THE FLIP FLOP LIFE 