An article from Patrick Brennecke’s journal “Pura Vida o Pura Paja” about his one-year volunteer service in Costa Rica. You want to learn more about Patrick’s world in Costa Rica? You wonder what he does as a volunteer in Costa Rica and which role VISIONEERS e. V. plays in it? Then take a look at the journal! You find it here in German. My host mother, cutting an onion, paused for a moment and pondered. “Two tomatoes for the weekend, a bunch of coriander for the beans and ice