Let's Explore Perseverance with Fabian Schmid & Seraina Mandra
Permanent residency in paradise
How does it feel to build a home in what many people call paradise when this dream of living there could suddenly be over? While pursuing a permanent residency in Hawaii, We and Trix have built a house, founded companies, started jobs, taken care of their very own coffee farm and taken many hurdles. It is a story that so many immigrants in the United States go through – but set in the tropical scenery of Hawaii, infused with Kona coffee and with two strong and unique characters.
We and Trix are the owners of a very small family farm where they grow coffee on less than 5 acres of lush, fertile Hawaiian land. Five years ago, they moved from Switzerland to Kailua-Kona on Hawaii, after almost 10 years of preparation. Leaving behind their elderly parents, We’s two daughters and everything they had built during the past 50 years.
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Biography
Seraina Mandra works in communication and freelances as a writer. Fabian Schmid is a photographer from Switzerland with a focus on editorial work in the fields of travel, food & drink and interior. He works on personal projects and commissioned work. Fine art prints of his work are available on his website.