Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Generations


Part of the charm Finca la Anita (FLA) is not just the beautiful surroundings but the people you meet. Fellow travelers/adventurers form a bond here, if only for a few days. In this environment you become fast friends irrespective of age. Steve and Kristen, Shauna and Anthony are around the ages of our children. It hardly seems to matter as we share the FLA experience and lots of stories together.

Last night we ate and drank til late and as they shared some of their life experiences and perspectives. The evening gave me insight into a generation that I can’t get from my children as their parent. The four of them are successful, nice, caring people who face a different set of problems and challenges than Paula and I did at their age. It became clear to me that they find themselves in a far more complicated world than we did. They probably have more opportunities and choices to make then we did, but lots more stress and doubt in making those choices. Kristen, a writer for msnbc.com, wants to interview Ana and Pablo for a story on their life and about viewing this historic moment here in the tropical rainforest of
Today we are off to a local bar/restaurant to watch the inauguration. Liz went to alot of time and trouble to make sure that we would have a place to watch it. Kristen, who is a writer for MSNBC.com, wants to do a story about viewing this historic moment here in the isolated tropical rainforest of Costa Rica. We will let you know when it comes out.

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