tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39095432212432224442011-07-07T23:04:07.976-06:00"May joy be increased to you as the years go by, and may you become thriving trees bearing delicious and fragrant fruits which are the blessings in the path of service." (Abdu'l-Baha)Daniel Badi Rinaldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18144603348044963792noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909543221243222444.post-63172276788135733632008-03-03T20:53:00.003-06:002008-03-04T09:16:25.292-06:00

7 months....7....months!!.........7 MONTHS!!!!!.....It has been 7 months since I step foot in the land of peaches. The original plan was to stay in Costa Rica for about 11 months...now why 7 then?...I got accepted to Georgia State University and I will be applying for the Music College and to enter I have to audition March 17th for Jazz Bass, and majoring in Music Recording Technology and

Daniel Badi Rinaldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18144603348044963792noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909543221243222444.post-90790927794034612242008-01-21T11:54:00.000-06:002008-01-21T12:20:54.461-06:00

When my mom, dad and Parisa came in December, we stayed at Afshan and Jalil´s house which they hadn´t moved into yet, so it was completely empty but beautiful. We visited members of the Bahai community in San Jose, attended devocional gatherings, were invited to dinners, wento to downtown San Jose, and attended a memorial of a dearly devoted Bahai pioneer names Jere McKinney who passed a way in

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Can life be more amazing?!!......yes it can..actuallyMy parents and Parisa visited me and it was very much needed.My parents brought a camcorder and recorder a few clips if anybody is interested in watching them just contact my parents at my house number.Sorry that this was a short one but I have to catch the bus that is waiting for me right now. I´m always running around. But don´t worry I´ll be

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Welcome back,okay,From December 6-9th Mateen and I were in San Jose city spending the night either at his aunt's house or at Hesh and Zar's (a young Bahai couple hospitable to Bahai service youth). At Hesh and Zar's we had some wonderful BBQs with lots and lots....lots of meat! It was such a drastic change eating all that meat in comparison with the usual rice and beans and occasional chicken. It

Daniel Badi Rinaldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18144603348044963792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909543221243222444.post-25444220536485483502007-12-04T13:50:00.000-06:002007-12-04T14:35:10.370-06:00

Since Ive been living here in Progreso Ive also had to apply to college. It´s been an interesting experience writing my essays while sitting on a hammock looking out into the mountain and the Pacific Ocean, on a bus ride, in front of a super market, under a tree, and then finally into a computer to the college. I thought how it was funny that one morning I found my essay with bat poop on top it..

Daniel Badi Rinaldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18144603348044963792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909543221243222444.post-54539967948042507782007-11-16T09:24:00.000-06:002007-12-20T17:53:13.519-06:00

Im loving a town called Conte which at the bottom of the mountain. There are two towns called La Escuadra and La Esperanza which Im in love with the people there. We go there every weekend. This past weekend we held a small teaching campaign and I was so happy with the results and the joy that people gained from it. November 12th was the Celebration of the Birth of Bahaullah up in the Bahai

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Okay..wow! Sorry I havent written anything in a while. I have been extremely busy but yet with tranquility and peace of mind. In 26 minutes Mateen and I will be on a bus to Panama...were actually in Panama right now, but the border..so we´ll be entering deeper in Panama in 26 minutes. We will be visiting the Panama Bahai House of Worship. Im extremely excited. I will be updating later my

Daniel Badi Rinaldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18144603348044963792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909543221243222444.post-43261732721068420562007-10-05T07:58:00.000-06:002007-10-14T22:00:43.357-06:00

Imagine walking down a trail of mud, rock and occasional cow dung with trees beside you directly giving their oxygen for your lungs to breathe. Imagine the sounds of Mono Congo monkeys, tucans, birds, lizards, wind, rivers, squishy footsteps, mooing cows, thunder, surrounding you. Just imagine going up this trail at night by yourself and stopping at Gustavino´s house (the medicine man´s house)

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Hello everybody,here is the P.O. Box of the family I´m staying with and they said it´s fine for people to send things if they desire.Parviz Ighani, Daniel RinaldiP.O. Box 12-8255 Paso Canoas, Costa RicaMake sure to put down Parviz Ighani also, just incase it gets lost or something. When you write down your city and state, please put U.S.A. also, for it to be safer.Packets are also accepted if one

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Welcome Back!So much has happened and it´s so hard to explain and tell everything. Mateen and I are always laughing and having so much fun while serving and traveling and everything.One day walking down to Conte, we got to meet Achilino, who is a very devout Christian pastor and was walking up to Progreso for a 2 day convention. I talked with him for a long time, and we talked about Christ,

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My schedule is finally forming and shaping. Thursdays I have a pre youth group early in the morning and then we go down to Conte (the bottom of the mountain) eat lunch, do some planning, have a book 2 study circle, have a pre youth class, then a devotional gathering at 6 and then help this girl named Katia with her English homework. Friday morning we take the bus to Paso Canoas which is the

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Oh my gosh!!!So much to tell. There are so many people I have met, and there are still plenty more to meet. I feel so proud of myself for remembering everybodys name because thats something ive been working on. Usually im good at remembering faces but not names, so its good.I was in San Jose and Ciudad Colon until the 13th. I was part of the beginning stages of a teaching campaign that just got

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COSTA RICA MAE!!!So I arrived at around 4:30pm on August 8th. The airport has only 3 gates but really big gift shops and stuff for all the tourism. On the airplane I met a wonderful elderly couple from San Rafael de las montanas, but they're American. I talked to them all 3 and half hours of the flight. We talked about WWII, U.S.A., the world, and the Baha'i Faith. They got my contact info and I

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That one indeed is a man who, today, dedicateth himself to the service of the entire human race.(Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 249)Wert thou to consider this world, and realize how fleeting are the things that pertain unto it, thou wouldst choose to tread no path except the path of service to the Cause of thy Lord. (Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of

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This year of service opportunity derived from my religion, the Bahá'í Faith. It would only be appropriate for me to give a brief explanation of this wonderful source.The Bahá'í Faith is a world religion whose purpose is to unite all people and races in one universal Cause and one common Faith. As Bahá'ís, we are followers of Bahá'u'lláh who we believe is the Promised One of all Ages. Many

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