From coffee plantation to coffee cherries to coffee beans to Sharmila’s cup… — at La Casa Del Cafe.

“Narkel Naaru” ( special coconut sweets made in Bengal) in a roadside stall in Costa Rica!!

That is one single leaf!!! The locals call it “elephant ears”. The elephants are like, “That’s not us dude, that’s your Prince Charles” 🙂

First Spanish lesson: Imagine this: Sharmila has all soaped up her face in front the bathroom sink, already running late for our volcano trip, quickly opens an eye a wee bit, locates the tap marked “C” and opens it is full blast to get a cold wash. In a few seconds, she lets out a scream!! A few commotion-filled minutes later, the two Texas born daughters explained to her that “C” stands for “caliente” (hot) not “cold”. That would be the one marked “F”. Later, over laughs, I asked her if she learnt her first Spanish lesson. She promptly replied “Si” !! 🙂

And the fun begins… the ladies have already had multiple fights… fortunately among themselves… 🙂

Thanksgiving time!!! Since we do not have any family within twenty hours of flight, the tradition for the Roys is to go to South America! It is Costa Rica this year. I am hoping that Sharmila will like Costa Rica so much more than Chile from last year that she will change her mind from settling down in Zapaillar in Chile to some place in Costa Rica. That way it will be much easier for me to visit her when she settles down 🙂 Especially for Thanksgiving 🙂 🙂