Mariangie's Desk

We’ve all been through trials in life, some of us face financial difficulties, others health challenges, others family problems, but in each case at some poiint of the challenge we ask oursselves, Why? Why does this happen to me? We try to find a logical explanation to our problem and very few times we stop to think that maybe, this  [ Read More ]

“Life makes many turns” I’ve heard that phrase all my life, and to be honest it never made more sense than now. In your life, you can go through many seasons, seasons of abundance and seasons of scarcity as we say in Puerto Rico, the time of the fat cows or the skinny cows. With this phrase we generally refer  [ Read More ]

Please don’t misunderstand, I’m not referring to the “usual” interpretation of evolution. This picture I found online, explains very well what I want to say… we are always changing, life molds us into a new being every day. Each step we take during our walk of life, has an impact on who we are… sometimes we take a good step,  [ Read More ]

This picture was taken yesterday as I drove through a customer’s farm. You can see at the left side the beds (or rows) where there was previously a crop, now it’s all burnt after harvest. It caught my attention that from my truck, it looked as if the road lead to nowhere and although I must admit I didn’t take  [ Read More ]

After a few years away, I’ve made a comeback to my profession. (If you didn’t know I’m an Agronomist by trade). Agronomy is a synonym of mud, boots, and a mess (LOL!) but that is part of its beauty. I can’t imagine myself going to work with designer clothes and high heels. This week I visited several farms, one of  [ Read More ]

Have you ever thought about who you really are and why are you that way? We’re all different, each human being is unique and unrepeatable, each one of us is an original and no copies can be made. However, we often go through life pretending to be someone we are not. Living like a “character” is easier than facing the  [ Read More ]

La Extinción de los Dinosaurios | Dinosaur Extinction

Last night, while I was reading the Bible, I stumbled upon some verses that, once again, spoke to my heart and I had it in my “today’s agenda” But this afternoon, I went to the lab to have some blood work done and while I was approaching the front door I could see that in order to enter the lab,  [ Read More ]