May 21, 2019

Mining old personal journals can drag out some unrealized truths about the past…

April 27, 2019

Colombia is mystery as much as it is heart on a sleeve, with a collective desire to create, and an unconditional pallet on which to express the messages that serve to unite its people.

My first trip to the South American continent did not disappoint…

February 4, 2019

For the first time in my life, I am seeking higher ground and cooler temperatures. Costa Rica’s range of landscapes include mountain holidays with stunning views…

January 7, 2019

January, no matter where you are in the world, is licence for a fresh start…

December 29, 2018

 A “simpler” life here has meant many things, including a lighter schedule, less driving, but it has especially been defined by…

November 2, 2018

If you are in a traffic jam, it is one of two things—someone has stopped to talk to a friend on the side of the road or there are cows crossing.

October 12, 2018

There was a time in my life I would have said a definitive “no” to a stranger eating from my utensils and sleeping on my mattress, standing barefoot in my shower…

October 2, 2018

When we arrived in our new living space, I taped a map of Costa Rica to the wall, as a constant reminder of where we have landed…

September 28, 2018

 “Paradise” can be many things. What is your paradise?

September 13, 2018

Upon crossing the threshold of a gated property, we enter a scene straight out of the Columbian cartel story, Narcos. Three men in track suits, one with a phone in hand, another with a dirty towel draped over his shoulder…

September 9, 2018

After years of talking and fantasizing, we leave behind home for a school year of adventure on Costa Rica’s Gold Coast…