Jungle

Monkey See, Monkey Shrug

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

7 months ago

When Life Takes the Wheel

Most of us spend our days trying to control everything. We gain a few pounds, so we declare war on…

9 months ago

Legends of the Jungle: La Cegueta

This is the second part of my two-part dive into Costa Rica’s darker legends. Yesterday, we crept through the jungle…

9 months ago

Legends of the Jungle: La Mona

This post is part one of a two-part series exploring a couple of Costa Rica’s eeriest jungle legends. The kind…

9 months ago

Wildlife Whispers When You’re Not Listening

We are the locals, the ones who lived here long before the postcards were printed, the ones who know every…

9 months ago

Costa Rica’s Little Green Parade

If you live in Costa Rica as I do, or you visit every so often, you will see them: a…

9 months ago

Jungle English Gone Bad

Father James had spent nearly a decade as a missionary deep in the jungle, working with a remote tribe that…

11 months ago

Bugs of Paradise

I’ll admit it, bugs are not my thing. Anything that can sneak into my bed, crawl into my shoes, or…

12 months ago

A Cooler Way to Communicate

When you move to Costa Rica, there’s a certain rhythm you hope to fall into. The sounds of the jungle…

12 months ago

Unpacking and Unexpected Guests: Jungle Roommates

It didn’t take long after we unpacked the last suitcase and slid into our new home in Costa Rica to…

1 year ago