Category Archives: Central America

Dec 21 2012
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Central America, Costa Rica, Nosara

When Animals Attack – Costa Rica Edition – Part 2

After the bed bug fiasco I was moved into the new tree house cabana on the property.  This is hands down the coolest place I have slept during my entire eight months on the road. While it is supposed to be rustic it feels like luxury accommodations for me. Mind you this is coming from a woman who has slept in a tent in -302498309 degree weather on top of a mountain and on a straw mat on a floor so anything better than that would seem like a nights stay at the Waldorf Astoria.

All seemed well until today when Continue reading →

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Dec 20 2012
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Central America, Costa Rica, Defining, Nosara, Randomness

Decisions Decisions….

I’ve been feeling a little disconnected lately.  As I’ve said before Playa Guiones is filled with a TON of Americans and it feels like I’m vacationing in Florida somewhere.  The living is a bit too easy for my tastes. I actually love to feel like I’m in a foreign land engaging in uncommon activities and dealing with the inconveniences that come with being in a foreign country. Who comes all the way to Central America to only speak English, gossip about the neighbors cheating husband, and hang out with grumpy Americans? I might as well be Continue reading →

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Dec 19 2012
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Central America, Costa Rica, Defining, Guatemala, Randomness

Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems

Eight months of travel and I hadn’t yet had any of the major travel mishaps that most people fear.  That was until two days ago when I got an email from my mom saying that one of my banks called the house to report Continue reading →

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Dec 18 2012
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Central America, Costa Rica, Nosara

When Animals Attack – Costa Rica Edition – Part 1

One can only imagine that by living at a place called “Enchanted Forest” you would expect it to be Wild Kingdom outside my cabin door.  After months of becoming one with nature and seeing about 30983209482309483209 different species of animals I thought I had seen just about everything.  That is until I woke up a few days ago with Continue reading →

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Dec 17 2012
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Central America, Costa Rica, Nosara

Is it difficult to be genuinely nice?

Have you ever known a person who blamed all of their problems on someone else? Smack dab in the middle of what could be classified as paradise I am in the midst of a few people who I am going to label “Serial Complainers”.

You’ve all been around this person at one point or another.  They have problems and it’s never their fault. Continue reading →

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Dec 14 2012
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Costa Rica, Nosara

Queen of the jungle….

So I know you all have been on the edge of your seats trying to figure out where I am now.  Well I am in…………………

…………………..UMMMM

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Dec 07 2012
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Central America, Guatemala, La Antigua Video

La Quema del Diablo

El Diablo being whisked away to the “burn site”

December 7th in Guatemala is “La Quema del Diablo” or “The burning of the devil”.  When my teacher told me about this holiday I was excited to participate.  Guatemalans believe that the devil lives in the junk that we leave stored in our homes and in our person.  The actual burning of a statue of the devil symbolizes a cleansing of evil and misfortune. Continue reading →

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Dec 04 2012
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Central America, Guatemala, La Antigua

Trust your instincts

Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way. -Florence Shinn

I have been traveling since April and I will admit that I’ve been feeling a little burned out lately.  I thought staying a little longer in one place would help to combat that but unfortunately it hasn’t.  From the first day I arrived I felt a sense of home here in Antigua and immediately decided that I would stay here for a few months.  I started looking Continue reading →

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