Beautiful garbage!

Since I arrived in Costa Rica, I have also been a student in the classroom. I lived in the states too long to remember the Spanish I learned in 1987. It has been such a pleasure to be in the class and to learn along side the student missionaries. My classmates and I have bonded through thick and thin, through laughter and tears!

Recently one of the chapters in my class was about recycling. Our professor began to tell us about a lady here in town that goes to the central market every weekend and picks up discarded fruits, seeds, and natural things that are garbage. She takes these throw aways and makes jewelry. We found the story to be so amazing and intriguing that she suggested we go visit Dona Rosa.

What an incredible time we had. She has a little shop in her home where she sells her wares. She also sells items in hotel boutiques and expositions. Her husband Luis markets her treasures in different places. As a matter of fact on Friday one of the schools field trips took us to Lankester Gardens to see the orchids in bloom and there in the gift shop were things from Dona Rosa.

She talked to us about how she finds the things to use and then how she uses veggies and fruits to also dye the jewelry fruit pieces. It is all natural. Amazing!