Manos a La Obra!  Breaking Ground

Manos a La Obra!  Breaking Ground

Ever had a dream or a vision?  Something you thought about often, but wasn’t sure it would ever come to pass?  As a youngster I spent a lot of time exploring the woods, imaging I was in a magical world.  If I’m honest with myself, and you, I have to...
Legendary Hospitality

Legendary Hospitality

In 1995, when Krista and I moved to Santo Domingo, we had no idea what our life in the Dominican Republic would be like, that we wod spend most of our adult life there, eventually becoming citizens and the deep impact this new culture would have on us.  We’ve had...
All the pieces are coming together

All the pieces are coming together

This September will be an epic month for us all of at Spirit Mountain.  We are excited to welcome a new member of the team, Marcos Lanfranco, a Doulos Discovery School alumni!  Marcos will be working under Krista as the on-site director of our Hospitality...
S’mores and a little home away from home.

S’mores and a little home away from home.

As a youngster, camping was always something I looked forward to.  For one thing, I like fire.  I was always the kid volunteering to gather wood and build what would be, in my ‘not so humble’ opinion, the best fire in camp!  Most of us, if we’re lucky...
A bicycle and a little ‘Chivo Picante’

A bicycle and a little ‘Chivo Picante’

Grant Lestock-Kay spent 6 weeks at Spirit Mountain during the Winter of 2012 building the first Down-Hill mountain bike trail in the Dominican Republic.  It’s a long story, and one worth telling someday around the campfire at the farm.  The trail, El Puerco...
Dear future neighbor

Dear future neighbor

Dear future neighbor,  As the pace of life accelerates and relentlessly threatens the integrity of our families, how do we stay together and creat a legacy worth passing on to our kids? For more than twenty years, Spirit Mountain has been one of those rare...

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