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...
Gracias Guapas

Gracias Guapas

One of the benefits of living in a tourist town is the diverse people that Tamarindo attracts. In the year and a half that I have lived here, I have met people from all over the world with different backgrounds. It is always an easy icebreaker asking someone where...

I <3 Mother Nature

Nature. Makes. Me. Happy. A couple of months ago I found a t-shirt here in Tamarindo with this saying on it. Nail hit on the head. Back when I lived in NYC and worked on the 24th floor at a large bank, I dreaded being stuck inside all day. I relished being able to...
Going to Nicaragua

Going to Nicaragua

Some things in Costa Rica are easy. Easy like where and what time am I going to surf today. Other things not so much. Every ninety days foreigners that enter Costa Rica on a tourist visa but live here need to do what we call a “border run” to get their...

Surfing Ollie’s Point, Costa Rica (Potrero Grande)

Can you guys keep a secret? You sure? One of my favorite waves so far here in Costa Rica is a spot called Potrero Grande, more commonly known as Ollie’s Point. (Ok, some of you guys already know of my love affair with Ollie.) I love this wave so much that in one...