Mi Casa Es Su Casa

Mi Casa Es Su Casa

The last time I spent a week in Costa Rica was the last time I came here on vacation over two years ago. I came back to Pura Vida land last Tuesday and Friday I leave to head back to the US for a week to “chaperone” Señor Endless Summer, Robert August, and...

Baby Bumps

What a week! In between sewing kimonos, doing stock for Samba to the Sea cards, training at jiu jitsu, twitter-floppy blogging for Robert August and Mi Ola, packing for my trip to the US, watching Costa Rica advance to the second round in the World Cup, AND chasing...

Hali Love

Back in March, I volunteered my friend and I to be models for a charity fashion show during Robert August’s annual fundraiser, Surf n Turf. Given that both of us had no modeling experience, besides strutting our stuff on the playing field (Ali was a competitive...
Dog’s Life

Dog’s Life

“Because of the dog’s joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift. It is not the least reason why we should honor as well as love the dog of our own life, and the dog down the street, and all the dogs not yet born. What would the world be like without...
Tico Time

Tico Time

There is latin time and the phrase “mañana es otro día”, or it will get done “tomorrow”,and then there is a thing called “Tico Time” here in Costa Rica, which is even slower than latin time. I know, y’all must be thinking is...

Escape to Paradise

O.K. all of you Northerners that KEEP getting snowstorm after snowstorm, listen up. Thought it was time to send some warm sunshine and Pura Vida your way with some pictures of paradise. Don’t worry, I am suffering as much as y’all are; the waves have...