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What the Water Gave Me
Back in September when I left my job and NYC, my childhood friend gave me an amazing going away present, a journal. Over the years I have sporadically written my thoughts and ideas in journals, but this gift was different. This journal has a great concept; it is...
Sidelined
Sidelined. Benched. Timeout. If there is one quality that I don't possess when it comes to injuries, it is patience. Last Friday I got hit by someone else's surfboard fin and as a result I got a nice gash on my forearm. Hello to 5 stitches. Hey, it happens...battle...
Best Coffee on Earth
Wow...I think I need a new pair of arms! Last Tuesday afternoon the swell started to pick up in Tamarindo and from Wednesday to Sunday evening, the waves were on fire and so beautiful! I unfortunately missed surfing on Wednesday, but at least I was doing something...
Blessed
Wow, I have been just a tad quiet on this bog, huh?? Living in Costa Rica you kinda get lost in the beauty of this place that silence sometimes is required. So what have I been up to the past couple of weeks?? Lots of early morning surfing (hello 5AM), helping to...
New Year, New Resolutions
Two years ago I made a New Year's resolution: learn how to surf. Unfortunately, I had to wait five months in order to start working on my resolution. On a grey, drizzly day I hopped on the A train to Rockaway and had my first lesson. It was love at first wipeout....
Rolling on the River
Facebook asked me the other day if I would like to see my "2012 Year in Review," which highlights my top 20 moments of the year. Like a lot of things that Facebook prompts and advertises, I ignored it. Then yesterday I figured I would give good 'ole FB a chance and...
Live, Love, Surf
When you live in tropical paradise, sometimes it is hard to keep track of what day or month it is. Like, when did December happen? And Santa is coming in t-minus twenty days?! Although holiday decorations have started to appear around Tamarindo, I am so used growing...
Gem in the Rough
I always tell people that in order to really "find" yourself in such a big city as NYC, you need to find your own niche. After much searching, yoga and surfing became my lifeline. However, practicing yoga in NYC was like choosing which of the five Thai restaurants on...
Gobble Gobble It’s Thanksgiving!
What a treat! I am making up for going silent for 12 days and dropping another note and posting some cool photos... Well, since it is also Thanksgiving in the good ole USA, I thought I would do a post on what I am thankful for. So here goes.... My family, for...
Addicted to Waves
Silence. Not a peep. A whole twelve days without a single post! I admit it, I had "blogger's block". But seriously, how could I not have anything to write about when I am living in such a beautiful place? Well, that just explains it...I live in such a beautiful place...
Samba to the Sea??
So what is up with the whole "Samba to the Sea" name? As I was contemplating starting this "idea" of a blog, I was also trying to figure out a name that would reflect why I was blogging. As much as this blog that I wanted to create would be a great online journal for...
Pura Vida
Hola Amigos! So my ping-ponging has landed me in beautiful Tamarindo, Costa Rica! My first two days here was filled with downpouring rain, but it seems that rainy season has said "Adios" as the past four days have been filled with sunshine. (I hope I am not jinxing it...
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Kristen M. Brown is an internationally published lifestyle photographer and the photographer behind Samba to the Sea™.
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