One time I went snorkeling in the Red Sea at Sahl Hasheesh, but my phone was accidentally set to selfie mode, which I didn’t realize until later.

And so instead of taking dozens pictures of all the fish I was looking at, I took dozens of pictures of my own dumbass face.

Costa Rican words that are good to know:

Pura Vida

As most of you probably already know, this is a saying in Costa Rica that translates to "Pure Life". People use it in many ways. It can mean hello and good bye, how are you?, life is good, no worries, etc. It describes a way of life. A slower pace, where people make a point to enjoy themselves. The amazing weather and nature probably has something to do with the laid back attitude of the Costa Ricans. Something we should all learn to appreciate.

Mae

This is used like "Dude". Pura Vida Mae!

Tuanis

There isn't a perfect translation for this, but its used like " dope" or "chill". It's a term often used by surfers. Honestly, a good translation would also be this emoji 🤙

Soda

A soda is a traditional Costa Rican restaurant serving typical food. Sort of like " Diner" in the USA is a place that serves typical American food. Make sure to order the standard rice and bean breakfast called Gallo Pinto, or a Casado for lunch, which is a protein, rice, beans and a salad, all on one plate. Other typical foods include Olla de Carne, a hearty soup with meat and vegetables and Arroz con Pollo (or Camarones or Mariscos), which is a rice dish with protein mixed in (chicken, shrimp, mixed seafood, typically)

Tico

This is a term to refer to Costa Ricans, used by Costa Ricans and foreigners. This term came from the way Costa Ricans talk, by adding tico to the end of certain words. For example, when describing a small amount you would say it is "Poquito", but many Costa Ricans will say "Poquitico". After many years of this, Costa Ricans, and latin Americans generally, started referring to Costa Ricans as Ticos.

Pura vida!

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Found this cassette tape on a wall.

Anyone now what it says?

#asknostr

Gonna dig out my tape player at some point and listen to it. Maybe I'll make it a hivetalk listening party lol (I'll probably never work out how to do that on hivetalk so unlikely to happen fyi)

#listeningparty

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Hello nostr

Day 14

Officially 2 weeks in the jungle today and we’re finding our groove

The first 7 days were challenging

After 9 months of constant action (pregnancy, birth, postpartum, Dan’s death, planning our move to CR, Ottawa trips) we finally landed in our new home and had the time and space to look at everything under the surface

No distractions. No noise

A completely new environment

Building new identities as parents living in the jungle

Learning how to support each other during the transition

Being honest with each other and asking for help when we needed it was a must

We got through it and have become closer as partners and as a family

Embodying the Pura Vida lifestyle is becoming easier and our little Casa feels more like home

Integrating with community is now our focus. Tash is connected with a mothers group, I’m connecting with Bitcoiners & looking to play some weekly Pickleball in Ojochal

Major insight after 14 days:

the slow life embedded in nature is the life I want to live

Pura Vida 🌴

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Documenting my journey & sharing all things vitality, sovereignty, motherhood and birth tourism.

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