Stress

Balance Served with a Side of Rice and Beans

If you ever visit Costa Rica on a Sunday, you might notice something peculiar. The streets are quieter, the shops…

9 months ago

Lessons from the Slow Lane

We live in a world where “faster” is practically a virtue. Fast food, express checkouts, instant downloads. If you do…

10 months ago

Happiness Poured Simple

It had been years since they had walked the halls of their old college, but here they were again, a…

10 months ago

The Scenic Route to Solutions

Life in Costa Rica has a way of slowing you down just enough to notice things you might have missed…

10 months ago

Driving in Costa Rica: The Road to Pura Vida

There are certain things you prepare for in life: retirement, marriage, the Leafs losing early in the playoffs. Driving in…

11 months ago

Turning the Page to Pura Vida

When we began planning our move to Costa Rica, we didn’t want to live the gringo life, separate from the…

12 months ago

The Truth Behind “Perfect Homes”

Scrolling through social media, I stumbled on one of those lists: “Things guests notice when they visit your home” with…

12 months ago

Leaving Chaos For a Dream

I'm not running away. I’m just finally ready to walk toward something better. The world I’ve known feels like it’s…

1 year ago

Finding More In Letting Go

Life is a strange and beautiful journey. We come into this world empty-handed. No money. No reputation. Not even a…

1 year ago

Lost In Pura Vida

For most of our lives, we’ve been world-class complainers—Olympic-level grumblers in the fine art of whining about everything under the…

1 year ago