Corky Parker

La Finca: Love, Loss, and Laundry on a Tiny Puerto Rican Island

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

One woman¿s story about facing change, trusting her instincts, and the adventure of running an eco-lodge in Puerto Rico

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Trinity University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 165mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781595349057
• ISBN-10: 1595349057
• Artikelnr.: 57094499

Autorenporträt

Corky Parker has had a diverse career as the creative director and cofounder of Merwin Creative, a film production company in Seattle; a small-scale sheep farmer; and owner of the eco-lodge La Finca Caribe, on Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. She is a graduate of Bennington College. Her work has been covered in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Seattle Times, Outside, Gourmet, Adventure Travel, and Lonely Planet. She lives in Port Townsend, Washington, and her website is at corkyparker.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Introduction Property Map Guide to Key Characters 1. Livin
the Dream 2. Hatching the Plan 3. Exploring the New World 4. Finding New Dawn 5. On our Own 6. A Month of Firsts 7. At the Helm 8. Happy Travelin
9. The Losing End 10. Solo 11. Aftermath 12. Meanwhile Back at La Finca 13. On the Job Life Lessons 14. Bill 15. Chaos of Construction 16. Another Day in Paradise 17. No Stopping this Carnival 18. Smooth Sailing 19. When Alice Comes to Visit 20. Being Here Now, Finally 21. The Winter Things Couldn
t Get Right 22. How &
por qué? Epilogue Acknowledgements