Every Day

Our taxi drivers didn't really know where we were headed that afternoon which was the first indication that we were in for an adventure. We found it without much trouble and pulled up to an unfinished and empty "hotel". Blue Shark Hotel was definitely an experience that I'm glad I had but wouldn't need to ever have again. Its all about the stories right? So we were greeted by a very nice but socially awkward gentleman who helped us with our bags and then told us to leave them on the stoop so he could give us an "orientation" inside. He puled up some plastic chairs which were the only furniture decoration in the place and stood in front of us to tell us that dinner would be fish and breakfast would be eggs and then said "oooook lets show you your rooms!" At least he spoke pretty good english for everyone. After grabbing our bags again, we walked to the back of the building and up a set of stairs. Its so interesting because everything was hal...

While eating my Turbana banana this morning, the little sticker thingy told me to "discover the origin". Since I do not have a smart device to scan the QR code, I decided to do some research on the good ole interwebs and this is what I found: The first link that came up on my google search was "Turbana brings consumers back to the farm". There has been a movement to 'know where your food comes from'. When asking many of the kids that I work with, they tend to answer "the grocery store" or "a farm" but they don't know much beyond that. Neither do a majority of American adults. There is such a huge disconnect between what we put into our bodies and where it comes from. This just doesn't seem right. I want to know that what Im eating and what Im spending money on is ok for my body and eases my mind. So, after clicking on this link and reading the article listed above, along with a search of Turbana's website, I was very impre...