It´s easy to be healthy

Banana tree on the property where I am.

This is just one of the many different kinds of fruit that I am surrounded with right on the property. Bananas, grapefruit, papaya, avocadoes and coffee are all accessible. It´s easy to be healthy when you are surrounded with good fruit and vegetables that taste like they were meant to taste.

While at the largest market in Central America on Sunday, I bought oranges for 5 cents each. (I bought lots of other things too but I´ll save that for another post.) Sweet, delicious and juicy, kids eat them here like kids in North America eat hot dogs. It´s one of the biggest bonuses to live in developing countries where fruit and vegetables are a staple part of the diet. It´s far cheaper to make a plate of beans, rice, and salad than a pork roast.

It helps that they just taste better. Having had vegetables and fruit as the main staple of my diet for over 30 years now, I know good tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots and avocadoes. There is something magical about the flavors here that I just can´t get in North America, even buying organic. Maybe it´s the love and attention that goes into growing produce here in Guatemala as it is much more of a family affair rather than a large commerical enterprise.

It is easy to be healthy here when fruit and vegetables cost next to nothing. A big bag of vegetables will set me back $5 and that probably includes a dozen eggs!

Living in other parts of the world has its disadvantages. I can´t just run out and have lunch with my best friend. I haven´t got a television and a DVD player to curl up with on Saturday night to watch a good movie. I spend months away from Greg. But there are some pretty neat advantages too and the wonderful fruit and vegetables are a very big perk to living the gypsy life.

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