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Las Marias, Puerto Rico

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Las Marias, Puerto Rico is a small slice of rich rain forest famous for its orange crops. But it is also well known for coffee farms, honey, and gorgeous tropical flowers more beautiful than I could ever imagine. Located in the Central Western part of the island, Las Marias resembles a Fairy Tale Land in the clouds and always smells as fresh and pure as it looks. My husband and I went there on a work exchange where we would stay in a jungle cabin in exchange for our labor on the 36 acre rain forest  property. The property is recovering from Hurricane Maria, and part of our jobs included re-establishing overgrown gardens and clearing paths, harvesting and processing cacao and building a dog park for the rescue dogs-among many other chores as necessary.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY NASH!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY NASH! 29 years ago, you arrived in this world with the very same strong will and determined nature you have today. I knew from day one that you were going to give this world a run for its money. You were a fearless child with a steel will and heart of gold-much like the young man you are today. The Creator gifted you with an abundance of amazing qualities (and an army of angels watching over you) and I thank God for blessing my life with you. Your 29 years have been quite the journey and I am one proud Mama- not only because of the battles you have fought to be the person you are today and standing up for what you believe in- but because of the incredible love and compassion you continue to bring to the lives of others. Where many people would become cynical and hardened, you became a light for others. You have touched the hearts of many in ways only you can do. You lift people up and love with your entire being. I want you to know how much I love you and ad...
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Day Seven; Markets, Beaches and Lonliness

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Yesterday felt a little sad. A little like I'm alone without my tribe of love. I guess in many ways I am, but I chose this journey knowing I would be alone-that's part of what I seek. Everything is new and I get to be a blank canvas, empty vessel, with my heart open and vulnerable. I want to find out what I can fill my soul with and what I can share. I miss my kids the most. I miss my dance sisters, sister and niece. But I know these are the people who love me wherever I am and that makes me feel not so alone. Yet, it is still strange to start over-especially when there is a little bit of a cultural and language barrier-this I embrace more than I mind  and it is completely worth the moments when I feel dumb for my sad Spanish. I should be better, I think, having lived in Spain and studied it in school but having moved to some of the least diverse places in the United States didn't afford me many opportunities to practice. Still, that's my own fault. Puerto Ric...
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Last Week I was in Montana but now I'm in Puerto Rico

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Flying over Puerto Rico with tears of joy 8-10-18 Where I was Last Week Last week I was in Montana living in a hotel room that became my residence after a house fire. My life was scattered around me, shoved in drawers, cabinets and flooding out of my truck. I spent the last two months cramming stuff in my closet sized storage unit and giving random things away to any one willing to take something.  This is actually an art project I did with my niece and daughter in my hotel room, but it's a good representation of what my life looked like at the time.  Today I’m sitting in a jungle tree house with a view of the Caribbean in Rincon, Puerto Rico wondering what the hell just happened. What happened was that life as I knew it five months ago literally went up in flames and something had to change. Faulty, ancient wiring: this is what happens when you neglect your house-and your life.  I had to get a life. Not the one I had, but a new o...
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