Costa Rica for Kids
The landscape is etched in shades of forest green and everywhere you turn, you are surrounded by rolling hills or mountains, remnants of...
Get Up and Go
As seemingly the most introverted homebody that has ever lived, I never would have thought that I would feel so comfortable in a...
These Last Three Days
Through the first six days that I’ve been here, I’ve gotten up at 3:30 a.m. to be rained on in a rainforest, I’ve hiked to an active...
Journey to the Center of Costa Rican Tourism
After a long, four-hour bus ride, I had the pleasure of spending my afternoon with one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met....
Zip Lining: From an Adrenaline Junkie
Zip lining above the treetops of the cloud forest is something I will never forget. The adrenaline rush mixed with the incredible views...
Peace of Mind
As of 24 hours ago, I had no plans in Costa Rica for today. Yet, here I rest, wrapped in the mist Monteverde’s cloud forest, reflecting...
Arenal to Monteverde
Which came first—the animal or the deadly sin? I ask this question to the group on our way to a sloth forest just outside of Arenal. We...
Travel is Not About Being Comfortable
Travel is not about being comfortable. This lesson is best learned early and best learned well. We do not travel to experience what it is...
A Day Spent in Nature
Nothing has ever felt as good as stepping into a post-hike hot tub. The warm water caressed my skin lovingly as the tension in my body...
Reckoning Working in Paradise
Before I left on this trip, I started watching a Netflix series called “Ugly Delicious.” In the first episode, two men in the show went...
