First day
When we arrived to la fink, Roberto Blum had come with us to have Godel, Escher, Bach dialogue there. Here are some spanish notes on the subject:
Principio antropico: este mundo es perfecto para nosotros (debil)
Principio debil (ontological) (fuerte): Si no estuvieramos aqui, el universo no existiera. (created by mind)
Multiuniverse: is the world dualistic or monism? Hofstadter
Mind emerges from matter, other substances.
subsystem- prime is a self. (chunked events)
both have patterns and are infinite
complex subsystem of symbols.
The whole and its parts
Metalanguage of the body, sends signals. Ant Hillary talks about others, but not about her cells.
patting: solo personas inteligentes podian saber donde empieza una cosa y donde termina otra. PQ se nos dificulta encontrar patrones? Looking for patterns or we create them in our mind. We see things as they are.
Principio antropico: este mundo es perfecto para nosotros (debil)
Principio debil (ontological) (fuerte): Si no estuvieramos aqui, el universo no existiera. (created by mind)
Multiuniverse: is the world dualistic or monism? Hofstadter
Mind emerges from matter, other substances.
subsystem- prime is a self. (chunked events)
both have patterns and are infinite
complex subsystem of symbols.
The whole and its parts
Metalanguage of the body, sends signals. Ant Hillary talks about others, but not about her cells.
patting: solo personas inteligentes podian saber donde empieza una cosa y donde termina otra. PQ se nos dificulta encontrar patrones? Looking for patterns or we create them in our mind. We see things as they are.
Pick your Spot
We were assigned to pick a spot of the whole finca where we could stay a lot of time there and study the different changes of environment as the day went by. In my opinion I think I picked the best spot of the entire finca. This tree is named Flaunt Voyant (I have no idea how to spell it). But it is also called the tree of marriage. Because first when it gives flowers it is very pretty, but when it stops the tree looks horrible but then once again red flowers emerge and it turns into a beautiful tree once again. I noticed that at 5:!5 p.m the white birds started to arrive and every 10 min after that they continue to arrive, it was very beautiful to see the birds place in their spot and kept calm, as if the day was over and they are back home glad to see each other safe. I realized that these beautiful creatures, plus the nature that surrounds us is everywhere, we just need to keep our eyes open to it.
Simplest animals percieve the universe as it is.
I found very interesting reading Solitude in my spot I could easily connect with the author and almost shared his same experience. This whole Earth which we inhabit is but a point in space, whose work we are!
Simplest animals percieve the universe as it is.
I found very interesting reading Solitude in my spot I could easily connect with the author and almost shared his same experience. This whole Earth which we inhabit is but a point in space, whose work we are!
Keep walking...
With Isa we woke up at 6:00 a.m to run around the finca and later on went around my spot which was a lake in a canoa. And went for a swim afterwards. My day couldn't have started better than that, I wish I could do it everyday, it gave me so much energy to start the day with a fresh start and with positive attitude.
Up and down the river...
At around 10:00am we started our adventure to walk up the river to arrive to the waterfalls. It was a big challenge for many of us that are out of shape, and see walking up a river as a big adventure of a lifetime haha. I am so glad I did it, and besides the many injuries I have because of many falls I had, I would do it over and over again. After around 1:30 of walking we arrived to these incredible waterfall (as you can see it in the picture on the left). The most incredible thing is that you could continue climbing up the waterfall, and surprisingly we all did. It was a big challenge for many of us, and I'm glad we could all experience the same feeling of success. The water was so freaking cold, I couldn't stop shivering. The walk down was faster but still was very dangerous, we had to be very careful on where we were stepping, because many accidents happen when you go down the trip because you feel confident with the environment already.
After that we swam in the pool and later on had a delicious lunch of beans soup down at the finca.
We had a space to read Thoreau, which I enjoyed it so much and the chapter was called Solitude. "The whole Earth which we inhabit is but a pint in space. whose work we are".
After that we swam in the pool and later on had a delicious lunch of beans soup down at the finca.
We had a space to read Thoreau, which I enjoyed it so much and the chapter was called Solitude. "The whole Earth which we inhabit is but a pint in space. whose work we are".
Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.
It's 5:48 a.m I'm in my solitude spot, and it's seems the days have not passed. The sky is clear, the tree looks bright. The volcano continues making noises, the birds are singing their melodies, the water is following it's path. God, I realize it''s amazing work with nature itself. Everyday he gives us a very incredible breathtakking sunrise, which is the representation of another day. A new day to become a better person, a new day to change the things you don't like about yourself. Now two black birds are very intimate and are making a lot of noise.
Yesterday I learned something about this tree which gave my spot an extra <3 is the tree of marriage because when it gives flowers it's very beautiful, but after it gives the flowers it turns horrible, and this tree started giving flowers 20 days ago. This is a boca costa climate which is a combination of high and low clomate.
Everytime I need peace and calm moments I'll come back to this exact spot and moment. I feel completely in peace with myself and the world at this moment. The sky has some pink colors, and the other half is light blue, the perfect representation of night and day.
Amo tener compañeros que les encante aprender y que esten teniendo las mismas experiencias que yo. Pablito me acaba de venir a llamar para ver el sunrise, Es el circulo más perfecto que he visto, se mira tan bien y no duelen los ojos al verlo directamente, despues de unos 3 minutos se hizo imposible verlo. Los colores que la naturaleza nos tira, el amarillo intenso del sol, el blanco de la luna, el negro de la noche el rosado del amanecer, los diversos colores en las plantas, arboles y flores es hermoso.
Simplemente breathtaking realizar que somos la creación de un ser supremo por amor que nos hizo a su imagen y semejanza, pero no con la misma mente, porque?
El hombre no es perfecto pero él si. Esta experiencia me ha enseñado más de lo que puedo poner en palabras. Me siento grande por dentro y con tanto amor que nunca más quisiera perder mi tiempo enojada o quejarme por cosas tan pequeñas.
Yesterday I learned something about this tree which gave my spot an extra <3 is the tree of marriage because when it gives flowers it's very beautiful, but after it gives the flowers it turns horrible, and this tree started giving flowers 20 days ago. This is a boca costa climate which is a combination of high and low clomate.
Everytime I need peace and calm moments I'll come back to this exact spot and moment. I feel completely in peace with myself and the world at this moment. The sky has some pink colors, and the other half is light blue, the perfect representation of night and day.
Amo tener compañeros que les encante aprender y que esten teniendo las mismas experiencias que yo. Pablito me acaba de venir a llamar para ver el sunrise, Es el circulo más perfecto que he visto, se mira tan bien y no duelen los ojos al verlo directamente, despues de unos 3 minutos se hizo imposible verlo. Los colores que la naturaleza nos tira, el amarillo intenso del sol, el blanco de la luna, el negro de la noche el rosado del amanecer, los diversos colores en las plantas, arboles y flores es hermoso.
Simplemente breathtaking realizar que somos la creación de un ser supremo por amor que nos hizo a su imagen y semejanza, pero no con la misma mente, porque?
El hombre no es perfecto pero él si. Esta experiencia me ha enseñado más de lo que puedo poner en palabras. Me siento grande por dentro y con tanto amor que nunca más quisiera perder mi tiempo enojada o quejarme por cosas tan pequeñas.
Thai Food
Yes. Thai, one of my favorite cuisines. Pablito, Isa and I helped out Bert cook Thai food for everyone. We started cooking around 6:00p.m. and finished eating at 10:00 p.m It was worth the wait, the food turned out delicious. We first made a soup named Tom Kha Gai, extremely delicious, afterwards a Phad Thai followed by a chicken curry. The cherry on the top was the red wine. Extremely deserved after a very long day full of incredible new experiences.
I noticed I enjoyed so much cooking, I realized it is a combination of all your senses, you could smell the blends of ingredients, listen to the noises the preparation sounded like, you could touch the different textures of the food, see different colors and finally taste it. I now realized the connection between our senses and the need for food to maintain us alive.
I noticed I enjoyed so much cooking, I realized it is a combination of all your senses, you could smell the blends of ingredients, listen to the noises the preparation sounded like, you could touch the different textures of the food, see different colors and finally taste it. I now realized the connection between our senses and the need for food to maintain us alive.