Hello again!

Hello again virtual journal! As you may have asked yourself the first time reading my blog title, is a gypsy ever truly organized?? I would have to answer that question with: probably not. Judging from the fact my travels in Brazil seem unfinished, I must admit that since arriving home now almost two years ago, I didn't get around to sharing them with you all through my blog. Instead I got to share them with you in person.

I won't bore you all with any future recaps of my days living on the coast of Brazil. Although, it's incredibly tempting to relive them myself.

I arrived back in the States with little direction of where I was to go next. I decided to return to ski instructing for another season (a decision I am incredibly grateful for). My love for Colorado has only intensified since then, as I have found a new winter sport (skinning) and passion for the outdoors. Six months later, it was time again to make a change. (Note: I seem to struggle with changing this 6-mo habit).

I was determined to find a passion, potentially a career...and accomplish living in one place for longer than six months. I was pretty successful I'd say, as I came out of that next year having found all three. Nothing came easy of course, and yet, looking back I have no negative feelings about the struggles that came along with my conquest.

So what were they? Well, I officially have lived in one place longer than a year (Colorado Springs). There, I made incredible friends and reconnected with old friends who I am thankful to have met everyday. I am in love with a boy who I've now been with over a year. And, I have a new passion for coffee. Crazy. Maybe. But it's an incredible fit. You'll see why soon.

I will be up-keeping my blog posts more frequently in the next few months, as I'll be sharing with you my next travel adventure and quest to learn coffee from its very beginnings. On October 12th, I will be flying to Hilo, HI to live on the Makana Gardens coffee farm for two months. There I will work daily harvesting ripe cherries from the trees, learn the process of extracting the green bean from the fruit, help (and thus learn) roast large batches of coffee beans and then analyze the quality of a freshly brewed cup.

Follow me on here or through our new coffee company's website: http://onthegroundcoffee.com

Mahalo!!!

Lindsey