indigenous gold figures at the museo del oro precolumbia
san jose
britt coffee farm in the afternoon rain
central valley
“trust that the treasure we look for is hidden in the ground on which we stand.”
-henri j.m. nouwen
Jul18
Category Archives: travel
Jul16
the last straw.
after much trial and error
and lacking strong spatial skills
i shifted to a 3-d jigasw puzzle approach
and was finally able
to fit everything
for my two-week trip
to a country
with twelve micro-climates
into a carry-on bag
that met the weight and size limits
however
i was not able to fit one more thing
as this sad q-tip having to be left behind would illustrate.
—
“on a long journey even a straw weighs heavy. “
– spanish proverb
Costa Rica’s 12 micro climates vary from the exotic volcanoes to the cool cloud forests, from the dense jungle to the tropical dry forests and golden beaches to the secluded waterfalls and rivers.
Jul15
new places.
today
my journey begins
heading
to costa rica
at long last.
adios!
—
“i want to travel across the world and breathe the air of new places.”
-author unknown
Apr29
going north.
headed straight north
—
“you got to head north. it’s always about going north, you know?
-aaron bruno
s
Apr26
a different vision.
(perhaps me casually speaking spanish with a new friend i will meet)
—
looking forward to learning
a bit more of the language before i travel this summer
i think i have a really good base though
i’ve been learning spanish with my pre-k classes for 20 years
so i’m pretty good with
animals, colors, family members, my name, yes and no, and hello and goodbye
plus, i can burst into songs and dances in spanish as needed.
(i’ll keep this as my wild card)
—
” a different language is a different vision of life.”
-federico fellini
Apr14
passport.
so this happened today-
—
“the three most important documents a free society gives are a birth certificate, a passport, and a library card.”
-e.l. doctorow
Apr2
yet to ask.
just booked my next adventure
off to the rainforest in costa rica
104 days from now.
they had me at
coffee, monkeys, trees, water, the unknown, and chocolate.
—
“the rainforests hold answers to questions we have yet to ask.”
-mark plotkin
Mar30
returning.
a return
to
la casita pacifica
my tiny peaceful house.
—
“why do you go away? so that you can come back.
so that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors.
coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”
-terry pratchett
Mar29
confidence?
that moment when you see your pilot
looking a bit world weary
after taking a spin
on the last chance
wheel of fortune
before boarding the plane.
—
“confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.”
-virgil
Mar28
any kind of adventure.
“the thing I love about vegas is there’s something for any type of mood you’re in
and something for any kind of adventure you seek out.”
-christina tosi
I didn't have my glasses on.... 