Things I like and don't like about living on a tropical farm in a tent...

I like looking at the stars as I go to sleep. Sometimes they fall down.

I like the rhythm of going to sleep to a symphony of frogs and waking up to a chorus of birds.

I like waking up to pee under the moon.

I don’t like all the bites I get when I wake up to pee.

I don’t like when it rains in the middle of the night and I have to wake up and put a cover over our house (tent).

I like the feeling when the cover is on my house and I’m back inside falling asleep to the rain. Sounds nice.

I don’t like when it rains too much and the floor of our house and bed get wet.

I like having a pick-the-tropical-fruit-off-the-tree buffet everyday. Yes!

I like watching birds.

I like that my days have time in them to look at the birds. Someone important said to do that.

I like feeding the chickens.

I don’t like that the chickens aren’t laying many eggs. What to do?

I don’t like that while I was writing this I had to run through the rain and put the cover on the tent. I got drenched.

I like that the things I don’t like are pretty fun anyway.

I like gathering a salad each day from all of our perennial spinaches, berries and fruit.

I like that I know what perennial means now.

I like working with Marcelino. He knows a lot and he speaks Spanish slowly.

I like working and sweating.

I like the daily routine of jumping off the cliff and swimming in the river after work.

I don’t like the smell of my work clothes that usually get worn a few times before being washed.

I like using a machete for almost everything.

I like Lynea.

I like climbing a mango tree and noticing a sloth right beside me (happened the other day).

I like that our shower is outside. It’s fun to watch the sunset while showering.

I like taking a cold-water shower after a hot day of work.

I don’t like taking the cold-water shower at night when it’s cooler.

I like learning about the stuff that gives us life: foods, plants and animals.

I like the idea of sharing what we’re learning with other folks someday.

I like using the compost toilet:

A.    cause the room is made of bamboo and you get a nice breeze flowing through

and B. cause I feel good about my deposit being useful for something

I like walking around barefoot when I get the chance to.

I don’t like stepping on thorns. Someone smart thought of shoes.

I like Panama and living on a tropical farm…in a tent.