“FORWARD HARD!” Against all logic, this is what our whitewater rafting guide said every time the swells we coursed over were large enough to toss us clear into the sky. Of course, I recognize that the force of paddling in…
If you ever plan a trip to the tourist-driven, surfing-backpacking-expat-laden town of Puerto Viejo on Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast, you will likely hear about the town’s Jaguar Rescue Center. I spent a long morning at this animal sanctuary, which is…
On the day of writing this, I’ve been in lovely Boquete, Panama for exactly a week. Just one week, and already I see this provincial valley town with completely different eyes. I may not be one of the many retired…
A proper cup of coffee requires all the care and attention of an artisan bottle of wine, and yet dumping grounds into a coffeemaker in the morning is seen as merely a necessary task to achieve necessary ends (a daily…
If you had to fill in this blank, what would you guess? “Next to humans, __________ form the largest and most complex animal societies on Earth.” Because you’re smart and I titled this post as I did, you would probably…
