Costa Rica

Make It Make Sense

I’ve reached that golden age where confusion no longer startles me. It just mildly offends me. I don’t ask questions…

3 months ago

Caffeinated and Barely Civil

Coffee is the only addiction where, instead of an intervention, people buy you mugs with slogans. “But first, coffee.” “Coffee…

3 months ago

Beyond the Postcards: Learning Costa Rica

Here’s the thing about Costa Rica. Most people think they understand it after a beach chair, a zip line, and…

3 months ago

Monkey See, Monkey Shrug

The Costa Rican jungle wakes up long before humans do, and it does so without asking permission. The air hangs…

4 months ago

Winter Without a Pulse

January used to mean layers. Serious layers. The kind where you dress like an overstuffed sausage just to take the…

4 months ago

The Tree That Knows Costa Rica

Trees have a funny way of inserting themselves into our lives without ever asking permission. They stand there while childhood…

4 months ago

Your Portable Pura Vida Plan

It’s a bit amusing, really. I’m sitting here by my pool in Costa Rica, soaking in humidity like it’s a…

4 months ago

The Quiet Happiness We Keep Missing

If life were a baseball game, most of us would be hitting nothing but curveballs. Some days it feels like…

4 months ago

The Past, the Brew and the Battle

There are a few things you learn quickly after landing in Costa Rica. One, geckos run the place and you…

4 months ago

The Christmas Hangover

The rush before Christmas never arrives quietly. It bursts in like a drunk uncle who ignores the doorbell and immediately…

4 months ago