Tag: Costa Rica

• Pura Vida

  

  It is 6:30 a.m. in Costa Rica. Songs and chatter from unseen birds fill the air. I recognize only the cooing sound of maybe mourning doves. Now and then  howler monkeys shout from a distance. Chirping, crowing, tweeting. Macaws flew over us yesterday making loud parrot screeches. There are small, quieter, green parrots too, and…

  Megynn

  March 21, 2023

  joy, travel

  adventure, animals, beauty, Costa Rica, jungle, life, music, nature, travel, wandering

• Bugs love me

  

  I think dogs all love me, even if they growl a bit. I know that not all humans are fans of my dark humor and frequent moodiness. Bugs, though, especially the bitey ones, love me. Mosquitos, gnats, invisible little stinging demons, they gather around me no matter what hair color or perfume or bug repellent…

  Megynn

  March 20, 2023

  joy, travel

  adventure, beauty, breathing, Costa Rica, jungle, life, travel

• World Traveling 101

  

  Let me begin with – this journey brought us to paradise. Celeste mapped out the morning pick up route, at 15 minute intervals, in logical geographic order. All four of us and our travel bags fit easily into her car for the two hours to El Paso. With just enough time for a quick bite…

  Megynn

  March 19, 2023

  joy, mental health, travel

  adventure, Costa Rica, travel, yoga