Costa Rica Writers Retreat in Osa Region
It’s Not Bad News. Simply, it’s news. In the long run I think it will be great thing. Emphatically, we are making the right decision. Nick Halverson and I, after much thought and discussion, have decided to cancel our upcoming summer retreat. Our first retreat exceeded all expectations. A huge success, each attendee thrived andContinue Reading The Best is Yet to Come
Underneath the San Buenas Sky By Ezekiel Tyrus On March 7, 2017, a 3-quarters moon shone as bright as a recently-installed LED light. Rural Costa Rica is typically black as midnight by 7:30 PM and a flashlight is a necessity depending on where and how far you must walk. There are street lights but fewContinue Reading Underneath the San Buenas Sky
It’s called the Urban Scowl for men and Resting Bitch Face for women. Surely, my female friends would argue this is not fair. That it ought to be RBF for everybody or Urban Scowl for both genders. And my more ‘Snowflake-y’ friends would get upset assuming RBF is sexist and the other phrase must beContinue Reading Simple Life in San Buenas Soothes Complicated Soul
Sitting on a bench in front of Cafe’ Rey Market, and thinking this has the flavor of a general store in the Old American South, or even Old Floirda. Incredibly hot and the road is dirt. Chickens walk by freely. Down the street you can hear cows mooing. And dogs, dogs everywhere. You assumeContinue Reading Cafe’ Rey Market: The Cultural Hub of Downtown San Buenas
The Writers’ Retreat of San Buenas is for writers. Twice I’ve been asked by prospective attendees if people actually did any writing at our retreat. In retrospect we posted dozens of pictures on Facebook of our retreat attendees eating good-healthy food, enjoying each other’s company, frolicking at the beach and pool, watching movies, etc, but posted few ofContinue Reading Happiness plus San Buenas equals Your Best Writing
There are so many things I’d love to say if I were able to confront myself as a young man. Of the many statements in this ever-growing list, I’d first like to advise, “Attempt to create events you are not 100% certain you can create. This is exactly why you should attempt to create saidContinue Reading The Greatest Week of My Life, Thank You.
There’s no explanation for it. Nothing in my past to suggest this would happen. My rather large extended family has been having a tough time grasping the concept but I’m at my absolute happiest living in a village in rural Costa Rica. Spent several hours yesterday preparing my workshops for the upcoming retreat at TheContinue Reading A Walk Through My Neighborhood in San Buenas
The Spanish word for smile is sonrisa, a word I love because it reminds me of sunrise, an incredible metaphor for both. Is a smile like a sunrise or is a sunrise like a smile? (That’s a simile, I know.) (A word I also love because it looks similar to smile.) I awoke a fewContinue Reading The Spanish Word for Smile Sounds Like Sunrise
I’m lonely in paradise. Naively, I thought 3 months in Costa Rica would be like Hemingway’s ‘A Movable Feast’ or like any of the Beat Generation writers living in Mexico City or Morocco. Instead it was like ‘Walden’ by Henry David Thoreau. I’ve spent an incredible amount of time alone in communication with nature. OftenContinue Reading If You Love Somebody, Bring Them to Paradise
My Christmas Eve in Paradise I am house-sitting where you belong. This place belongs to you, dear Reader. Do you understand? I’m merely the gatekeeper, the house-sitter of YOUR paradise and I’m in bliss. Again, I repeat. It is Christmas Eve in Costa Rica and I’m in bliss. And this experience, belongs to you. MadeContinue Reading My Christmas Eve in Paradise