A King's Life

Many, many years ago, I drove my husband (then boyfriend) out towards the farm fields in Illinois and surprised him with a gift of skydiving for his 29th birthday.  He freaked out.  He tried to back out of it saying he needed more time to get used to the idea.  I laughed.  He had about [...]

On our second day of adventure, Mario took us on a hike through the jungle, along the beach, and to a river where we were met by a gentleman in a canoe who took us across the river to his place. His name was Ricardo, an amazing man who has a personal sea turtle rescue [...]

Hiking in the Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica was awesome.  The boat picked us up at 7:30 am and whisked us past some of the most virgin coastline I have ever seen.  As beautiful as the beaches and jungle were, I had a hard time keeping my eyes on the coast.  October is Whale [...]

We’ve traveled all over Costa Rica and have seen a lot of rainforest.  So we were wondering how is this one going to be different?  To find out, we took a trip with our friends, The Pearce Family.  Both of us are digitally nomadic families that have lived in Costa Rica for the past 1 [...]

I like superstitions. There is something fun and magical about them. I’d like to think that the creative energy that propels this wonderful world likes to play fun games with us.  I really wanted to believe this one.  It would mean a lot of changes for our family and a new-found independence.