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…

3 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…

5 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…

6 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…

6 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…

6 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…

6 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…

8 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…

9 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…

9 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…

10 months ago