My Costa Rican Experience

Having spent the last few years feeling very restless and not sure in what direction my life was heading, I started researching voluntary work overseas but found the costs of 'gap year' companies extortionate. Delving deeper I found some superb projects, particularly Rancho Mastatal in Costa Rica, I emailed in an application for voluntary work and very luckily was offered a three month internship starting in January 2010. I am very excited but also feeling rather nervous, as I am sure I will be the oldest intern ever!!.....I will be 51 when I go and even though I am quite fit and strong, I just hope I will be able to keep up with the other interns. This is their web address http://www.ranchomastatal.com
This is my story and hopefully the start of not just one but other new experiences for me.
Philippa x

Saturday, 13 February 2010

Woodshop



This past week we have been selecting the wood for my bed, I did not realise what a long drawn out process it would be but we finally came to an agreement!
I spent the whole of Wednesday working on one of the runners, I rounded the edges and then planed both sides, I have taken before and after photographs.....hope you can see the difference...lol
The other piece I am working on is for decoration, we were hoping to start cutting the wood but we all have so many others things going on that we are involved and so didn't quite get there.
I have really enjoyed working with wood and love the woodshop and am really looking forward to many more hours in the woodshop.
 
Wood store



Bodega
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