Costa Rica

From Heat to Heart: Back Where It Began

There’s something about a move that makes you take stock of your life in a way few other things do.…

3 weeks ago

When Plans Fail, Life Begins

Claire had spent three weeks in Costa Rica, and like most people who go there expecting a vacation, she left…

1 month ago

Is Costa Rica Safe?

Knowing that I live in this beautiful country, I have had a few people ask me online lately, “Is Costa…

2 months ago

Lessons From a Sunday Sloth

The rainforest trail near Manuel Antonio was already alive before the first tourists even tied their shoelaces. Birds chirped like…

3 months ago

Full Circle: Coming Home

In the spring of 1992, I did what a lot of young men do when the ground under their feet…

3 months ago

WiFi Off, Presence On

We used to arrive places with our whole body. Now we arrive physically, while the rest of us is still…

3 months ago

Permission to Slow Down

We were raised on urgency. Not the healthy kind, like running toward something meaningful, but the twitchy, stress-fuelled kind that…

4 months ago

The Quiet Strength of Nations

A country is not a line on a map or a piece of cloth fluttering on a pole. Borders can…

4 months ago

The Grounds For An Affair

There is a relationship in our lives that has survived mood swings, financial stress, questionable fashion choices, even the slow…

4 months ago

Listening Without a Wrench

Mateo was known for fixing things in the coastal town of Playa Azul, where he and Lucía lived. Engines, pumps,…

4 months ago