Arrested for Chocolate

Sep 16, 2020 | Entrepreneurship, Learning, Musings

Do you know what it feels like to be held against your will, in a foreign country, in the middle of a global pandemic, accused of a crime you didn’t commit?  I do.  I lost four months of my life (and a whole lot more) due to systemic injustice, police abuse, and...

La Nina: Semana Santa in San Juan Del Sur Nicaragua

May 1, 2015 | Musings

I stood on the beach admiring the sun’s descent over the horizon, as I do every day. Another beautiful sunset. This day was different though. I had trouble keeping my gaze on the oranges and reds, I was drawn to all the Semana Santa action. All along the beach, there...

Tribal Alliance Round Up

Mar 31, 2015 | Musings

Tribal Alliance is a leadership immersion retreat for individuals creating holistic solutions to our world’s woes. Over 100 passionate people came together in the lush jungles of Costa Rica for five days. We gathered round in a big circle under the stars to begin our...

Progress is Practice

Feb 22, 2015 | Musings

I have been writing a bit. I set a goal of 1,000 words a day on my computer. That was 150 days ago: September 23, 2014. I didn’t hit the goal every day, its undulated considerably. Setting the goal and telling people about it put a flag in the ground. It gave me...

Hope for One More Block

Feb 10, 2015 | Musings

We met him the night before in the dorms. He was a tall fellow from California, a young one. He’s traveling through Nicaragua for ten days solo because one of his best friends from home is Nicaraguan. Mr. Californian hadn’t tried gallo pinto yet, so we went on a...

Evolution of Tourism: Riviera Maya

Feb 2, 2015 | Learning, Musings

The Caribbean coast was mostly uninhabited before tourism arrived in Cancun 20-some years ago. Taking it from the top, there’s Cancun. It started out as a super exclusive place for select wealthy nationals and expats. People started investing in the area, developing...