Trying to collect my thoughts and feelings. In some way I want to write out how my soul
felt while in Costa Rica and the continuous internal smile that I still have
inside after coming back. "What did you
love about Costa Rica?" I’ve been asked
this so many times. I don’t know how to
answer this question simply. And my
answer never seems to capture the internal feeling.
Costa Rica is simplicity.
It’s the PURA VIDA! It’s the interconnectedness
of nature and humans coexisting as one, just living life in its purest
form.
Forget media and TV – I was clueless that a tropical storm
was hanging over us. I knew nothing of
this until I got back and people asked if the rain and storms stopped us. All I know is we had some rain, it was pure,
it was simple, it was refreshing. PURA
VIDA, we continued to enjoy Costa Rica and life.
I listened to the Ticos and their stories. They live life, they work for necessities,
they live PROUD of their country and its beauty. They were the kindest people I have ever met
in my travels. CON MUCHO GUSTO (My
pleasure) was always their response and not once did I think it truly wasn’t
their absolute pleasure.
Humans coexisting with nature. Costa Rica has a true sense of
preservation. Everything mattered. The land belongs just as much to the monkeys,
birds, insects, plants as to the humans living in the midst of it all. You roll with the rain that comes in the
afternoon and still stand in awe of the mist of clouds blowing across the
mountains. You look up and see the full
moon and know you’ve got a beautiful day of surfing ahead! That annoying Mocking Bird that woke me up
EVERY morning in Monteverde meant I was in COSTA RICA. A “GOOD MORNING” it’s going to be a BEAUTIFUL
Day!
Costa Rica put a peace in my soul. I felt one with nature. Flowing with the rhythms of the earth. Whether I was soaring across Monteverde’s
Cloud Forest on a zipline, trees and the world beneath me. I breathed it in, AWESTRUCK! Trusting the rocks and the water while
rapelling down waterfalls. Giving thanks
for fruit of the land that provides gluttony (coffee and Chocolate) and
sustains jobs for the people of Costa Rica.
Finding a wave in the ocean and learning to trust that wave, stand up,
and flow with rhythm of the ocean while surfing the Pacific. Breathing in the salt air, breezes through the
air, opening my eyes to an iguana lingering and howler monkeys playing it up in
the trees.
It was ALL OF THIS and more.
Not just seeing these sights, but being ONE with them. Feeling I was as much a part of the Land. It’s the PURA VIDA Feeling. Experience it and THEN and ONLY THEN will you
understand what I LOVED about Costa Rica.
PURA VIDA mi Amigos!!!
