Home, Home on Las Palmas

Man, it´s been a wild summer so far. My name is Dylan and I am one of the ag-related interns at Mission Lazarus this summer. So, needless to say, I spend most of my time on the ranch at Las Palmas, most of it measuring or chopping corn. However, this entry is dedicated to sharing a few of my thoughts about living in the intern house at the ranch. Man, I've always wanted to spend some quality time out in a log cabin somewhere, working outside all day and then coming home to a quiet house in the wilderness. This summer has definitely given me that opportunity! All of the guys live upstairs in this way-funky studio-esque place that's really woody and rustic. It's kind of bunk-style living, too, which is fun because we all get good time to hang out and get to know each other at the house. The house is super-funky, and it's, like, the coolest place for the interns to live for the summer. Though it is a ways from San Marcos (and anywhere else, for that matter), it's very peaceful out there. Particularly when one is lying in one of the divine hammocks on the wraparound poarch, relaxing or reading in a cool breeze. There have been a few perfect moments for me this summer, chilling in a hammock and enjoying the sunset over the mountains after a long day in the sun. So. . . how cool is it to say that you lived on a ranch in the mountains of Honduras all summer, traveling to and from everywhere in a Land Cruiser? It's pretty cool. It's nice, too, for those of us who work a lot of days on the ranch, to be able to just walk or catch a quick ride up the hill to where we need to go; we don't have to spend a lot of time getting where we need to go. And, if you're like me, where else could you hike along a beautiful mountain stream to go measure corn all day? Where else can you find boa constrictors under your couch and tarantulas on your back door? Where else can you be serenaded by Seth's guitar-playing while lazing in a hammock on a Saturday afternoon? The ranch is beautiful, the sunrises and sunsets are divine, the casa is funky, the hammocks are divine---what else can I say? TIH.

-- Dylan Wann