Pura Vida Connections

No fact is more firmly established than that lying is a necessity of our circumstances—the deduction that it is then a Virtue goes without s

Now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still. Ahora contaremos doce y nos quedamos todos quietos.

The traveler left, rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days...

As I reflect on these writings about my last four decades living in Central America, I’m aware that life is really just a growth experience.

Cal had read my book on dementia and was very impressed with the information, especially its relationship to the spiritual aspects related.

At the church, I met Lisa, an 82-year-old woman with Parkinson’s. She was looking for someone to share her house. She was offering it as...

I started selling their gourd handcraft in ex-pat communities where I was pet sitting and at local farmer’s markets. I had a regular stand..

Among the expats in San Isidro, there was a sense of community and sustainable living with a consciousness for protecting nature.

Around that time, I received another seminar offer from the Smeidling Training Center for Nurses in Arkansas. The travel itch reappeared and

Their statistics indicated 25,000 Costa Ricans were diagnosed at that time. This didn’t account for the thousands undiagnosed or ...

One afternoon while riding my bike down a fascinating block of restored Victorian houses, I was drawn to where several elderly people were

I awoke at sunrise to the aroma of fresh coffee brewing; turns out I’d parked in front of a small restaurant.

A hotel near us had a small zoo that included a lion whose deafening roars drowned out the roosters at dawn.

After selling my jungle tour horses, we moved to the capital city to make tourist maps, however, I had no idea of how to make maps.

I arrived in Costa Rica with two small sons and $900, and we began searching for a beach area to live. En route to Quepos on the Pacific...

As a dementia educator and caregiver consultant, she has provided information and training centered on holistic approaches to eldercare.