• Surfers
    Costa Rica,  Travels

    Primero semana en Jaco (First week in Jaco)

      Hola muchachos! It’s Friday and I’ve just completed my first week of school at Escuela del Mundo in Jaco.  A few stories to share, to help paint a picture of what life at the school here is like. First class on Monday, I meet Lyda, mi professor de Español, and my fellow beginner class classmate, H.  H is German, just finished high school and on a gap year…as the Germans tend to do.  Oh to be so young again! We start slow and the pace is generally kept slow or slower, for the rest of the week.  I can’t say I’ve learned that much Spanish so far, but the…

  • Ubud rice paddies
    Asia,  Travels,  Uncategorized

    When you want to go “extra” on photos

    I recently had the chance to go a bit “extra” and do a photoshoot in the middle of the rice fields in Ubud.  Wearing a bright coral evening gown. Wait what? Why? Because why not?! Here’s the back story.  I was going to be in Jakarta to see a client for work on a Friday, I was feeling a bit down, so I thought a short solo weekend away in Ubud would be a good way to recharge.  I’d been to Ubud two years ago and loved it, and had wanted to go back to check it out again for a while.  Having followed her Instagram stories, I knew my…