Henry was sitting exactly like this when I passed him on the Drake Bay beach. He was very still. The light was nice so I asked if I could shoot his portrait and interview him. He said fine.
Henry Perez Jimenez, 31
Lives in: Bihagua, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica (born in San Jose)
Profession: Groundskeeper at Aguila de Osa Inn, Drake
Favorite part: Working in the gardens with the flowers
Least favorite: Nothing. It’s very nice.
Free time: Ride horses, work with chickens, see the wildlife, the Tucans
Travel: Running of the Bulls in Spain
Last meal: Rice, beans, pork, juice
Book: About the Osa Peninsula
Religious: Yes, Catholic
Henry lives 45 minutes away by horse. He and his wife and children live in a tiny village. He has no electricity and must sometimes swing on a rope across the rain-swollen creek that separates his mud floor house from the road to Drake Bay. He works as a groundkeeper for the Aguila de Osa Inn. Henry cannot read or write. I met a young Costa Rican woman who works for Metropolitan Sociometrics Research Institute (MSRI). She knew Henry's family because MSRI studies the need for education and health resources in remote towns such as Henry's.
Their website is (the longest in the history of the world wide web)...
www.thegladysishidastonetropicalreserve.giving.officelive.com
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