Recipe of the Month: Lobster salad
- MAR 06, 2017Lobster Salad Ingredients 30 grm cucumber 80 grm lobster 15 grm diced mango Vinaigrette: 1 passion fruit 5 grm sugar 3 oz rice vinegar Lobster Salad Preparation Wrap the lobst
Lifestyle
Surf Science: Tamarindo Spot Check
- MAR 06, 2017In the previous Surf Science articles, we have explored: how waves are created, the importance of swell period, the different swell producers of Costa Rica, and the weather me
Surf Report March 2017
- MAR 03, 2017While the national surf competitions are now underway, the veterans of these circuits are enjoying the start of their international work on the World Surf League (WSL) contest
Breaking the barriers of learning Spanish
- MAR 03, 2017Learning is the one part of life that makes us truly understand the strength of always taking that next step. Learning a second language is a challenge for the majority of the
Photo Tips – Exposure Compensation
- MAR 03, 2017Modern cameras, even on our phones, are amazingly intelligent, but they don’t always get the exposure right. In Costa Rica, tricky lighting conditions are the norm, and
Yoga Headstand: Sirsasana
- MAR 03, 2017Yoga Headstand / Sirsasana: This month, we explore Sirsasana, or yoga headstand. Sirsasana can help balance your endocrine system, bring fresh blood flow to the head, and acti
Surf Science: The Papagayo Winds
- FEB 01, 2017As I sit here writing this article sometime in mid-January, powerful gusts of wind rattle the windows of my apartment, and the sound of falling branches on the roof above my h
Surf Report
- FEB 01, 2017Regular readers of my surf column have heard me mention the Federación de Surf de Costa Rica (FSC) a lot, particularly as it relates to work presenting the Circuito Nacional
Verbalicious
- FEB 01, 2017The one part of learning any Latin-based language that can make you cry Uncle! is the verbs. In English this is not an issue; we don’t conjugate much. In Spanish the verb ch
Ardha Matseyandrasana: Half Lord of the Fishes
- FEB 01, 2017As legend has it, Matseyandra received the name “Lord of the Fishes” because while he was inside of a fish (he was a fisherman, swallowed whole by a giant fish), he happen