Sidelined

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...
Best Coffee on Earth

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

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

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...
Rolling on the River

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...