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

Thursday, 11 March 2010

Finally finished

My bed is finally finished, we are so pleased with it, worth all that hard work.
I have included a photo of my old bed frame, also the breeze blocks it stood on. We decided
to oil rather than varnish the wood as we wanted a more natural finish and it is far easier!
I think that you will agree that the colours of the different woods are enhanced by the oil.
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Saturday, 6 March 2010

Bed



All the joints have now been made and yesterday we had a trial fit to see if everything would fix together, with six of us working on it and at all different times I was a little worried but yes it all went together!!
Here are some photographs of the mortice and tenon that I worked on, I am not very good at the laying out, the maths boggles my mind but I could drill, chisel and sand all day!
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