Category: Travel and Fun

17 Facts You May Not Know About Costa Rica

1. Costa Rica’s forests are home to an astounding array of creatures, including the world’s tiniest squirrel species, the aptly named “pygmy squirrel,” which measures just a few inches in length.🐿️ 2. The decision to abolish the army in 1948 was not only a move towards peace but also stemmed from a unique circumstance: after… Continue reading 17 Facts You May Not Know About Costa Rica

Step, Dip and Uncoil

Role models who make an impact and become our heroes     Character matters, honesty matters, truth matters, and our words matter. You may never fully realize the impact you have had on others around you, or it may be years later when it is revealed to you.  But every person has had a role… Continue reading Step, Dip and Uncoil

Paradise

  Eden Island – Praslin Island – Beau Vallon   My “bride” Lori and I, arrived on January 24th from Cape Town to Seychelles to celebrate my great friend and ZimWorX-SupportDDS business partner, Ken Sharpe’s 50th Jubilee Birthday celebration. But crazy as it may be, our friends for 12+ years, Reynold and Kimmie Leone, were… Continue reading Paradise

New Years in Pura Vida

We welcomed in the New Year in Style in Costa Rica!  Dinner with friends, in bed by 1000pm ☺ The beginning of a “New Year” brings about a time for reflection, goal setting, making of plans, and the ever popular “New Year’s Resolutions” (or “Resoluters” as my friend Ron always used to say)  It is… Continue reading New Years in Pura Vida

Travel

JW loves adventure and traveling. He enjoys seeing the world and sees an opportunity in every obstacle. He has completed multiple Iron-Men races, over a dozen Half Marathons, and hiked six days through Peru from Cusco to Machu Picchu. He has also trekked eight days to Everest Base Camp. He is a pilot, ordained minister,… Continue reading Travel

Life Favors the Prepared

Life Favors the Prepared There is a saying in the east that “Luck favors the prepared mind.” I Prefer; “Life favors the prepared” In my “quest” to climb to Everest Base Camp (EBC) starting on March 23, 2020, there is an understanding that being prepared is essential. Being able to hike/climb the 80 miles takes… Continue reading Life Favors the Prepared

Air is thin at the TOP

Everest…It’s like Prince, Elvis or Trump, everyone knows the name. 29,029 feet or 8,848 meters above sea level. That’s 5+ miles above the majestic sand and sea of a warm Caribbean beach. Where you grapple with the thin air that has 33% of the oxygen levels versus sea level. Where recorded winds have exceeded 175mph… Continue reading Air is thin at the TOP

Getting in your REPS!

I have read numerous articles, toyed with various acronyms, and never found a fit. However, after reading Sharma’s book “The 5am Club”, my own personalized acronym was “birthed”. REPS R = Rise Early E = Exercise P = Pray S = Strategize for the day I agree with the research that if you will do… Continue reading Getting in your REPS!

No Talent Required

These are all great and valuable, but here are 10 things that will advance you FAR MORE than any degree or certification. They require no talent, only drive, determination and perseverance. Anyone can master them and be an employer’s DREAM! You will gain the respect of your boss and the admiration (or despise) of your… Continue reading No Talent Required

Global and Mobile!

Set goals. Make plans. Live life. Love Jesus. In today’s global and mobile economy, you can live where you want, travel where you choose, take in the beauty of this world, and still perform your daily work responsibilities. With the advent of mobile technology, outsourcing, flexible work environments, proper planning and selection of careers, one… Continue reading Global and Mobile!

Pura Vida is REAL!

The longer we are here we realize the “Ticos” truly live out the PURA VIDA lifestyle. They are overtly friendly, helpful, and of course…laid back! We are anxious to see more of the country and the people, but the first impression is the REAL DEAL!