We've had our struggles with homeschooling. I've had a sense of what homeschooling could be, but our reality up until recently has come far from matching that ideal. I ended up feeling a great deal of inner conflict with their […]
Leaving our old life didn’t magically fix things. Life before deciding to begin this journey wasn’t horrible, but it also wasn’t great. We were just getting by in so many areas of our lives. When I look back, I see […]
"That's so cool that you moved to Costa Rica. I wish I could do something like that." That's been a common phrase I've heard over the past 2 years. The truth of the matter is that I thought similarly in […]
I bought myself a guitar. I am learning how to make music with it. The guitar was inspired through a ten-day healing journey with ayahuasca, another Amazonian plant medicine teacher, Noya Rao, a powerful Shipibo healer from Peru named Manuela […]
We left Costa Rica today. However, we'll be back very soon. Due to the past year, Costa Rica allowed those on tourist visas to remain in the country without "renewing" their visas. Normally, there are many living within Costa Rica […]
Days prior to beginning the move to our current house, I felt a strong urge to set intentions for what I wanted to happen during the period of six months in our next (now current) house. I won't share all […]
This week is moving week. After 10.5 months living just a quick skip away from the beach, we are moving on to a new chapter. We landed at the sleepy beach town of Playa Bejuco just as borders were closing […]
John asked me last night if there was anything in particular I wanted to do for our 10-year wedding anniversary (which is tomorrow). I said, "hmm," and then, "I want to go on an adventure". It didn't take more than […]
Denial… The first stage of grief. When my mom first began to show signs of a terminal cancer, I intuitively sensed it. However, I didn't want it to be real. I denied my intuition - what I sensed and based […]
In reflecting upon this year, I've come to realize that this is the first year that I've been able to acknowledge a feeling of pride in myself for the year I experienced. I realize that in years past, I allowed […]