Costa Rica

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…

10 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…

10 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…

11 months ago

Our First Tropical Christmas

If someone had told me a few years ago that our first Christmas outside Canada would involve palm trees lit…

11 months ago

A Pura Vida Christmas Carol

Once upon a Christmas, there lived a wealthy expat on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. He owned a stunning…

11 months ago

Plumbing, Pride, and Partnership

There’s a moment in every person’s life when they learn the truth about themselves. Some folks discover it while meditating,…

11 months ago

The Gentle Truth of an Uncrowded Church

There is a certain kind of quiet you only find when life stops trying to impress you. The world outside…

11 months ago

A Pura Vida Christmas Countdown

As the Christmas parade was on in Atenas last night, what better way to kick off the season than a…

11 months ago

Half a Heart in Canada, the Other in Costa Rica

There’s something about leaving home that opens your eyes to what you truly value. You start to notice the little…

11 months ago

Nature’s Souvenirs Aren’t Ours

It might come as a surprise, but in Costa Rica, removing seashells from the beach is not only discouraged, it’s…

11 months ago