Age is Just a Number: Becoming a Scuba Diver After 60.

There are people who are introduced to scuba diving at the dawn of their lives. They are tempted by oceans with water as warm as a bath and visibility as clear as glass to take a sabbatical after high school, from college, or from their careers to travel and to scuba dive. They use the […]

What Comes After Last?

He had the most beautiful head of hair. Thick. Not blond, but not quite brown. With a specific lock that fell in the center of his face. Always. And he shoved it back with a roll of those impossibly bright and deeply set eyes. The pout of a kid trapped in the long, slender body […]

Best Dive Sites in Costa Rica

Whether you’re celebrating a family milestone, enjoying a getaway with friends, working as a digital nomad, or launching your solo travel adventure; your visit to the rich coast is sure to be memorable. And what could be more memorable than a cool and gentle exploration of life under the sea? Whether you’re in the hunt […]

Student Loans: The Boulevard of Broken Dreams

The option to not attend college was never an option. My mother earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing. Dad had his in business administration. The grandmother whose husband left her with 4 children to raise alone, had a college degree. A long lineage aunts, uncles and older cousins impressed upon me that higher education is […]

My Beef with the Earth’s Juice

My doctor recommended I drink 100 ounces of water a day. A hundred whole ounces. With health conditions that can be managed and, potentially, eliminated by drinking water, you’d think that I would be happy to guzzle half my weight in water ever day. But, the truth is, I hate water. Yeah, I said it. […]

Career Transitions for Growth, Not Escape

Career transitions into the nonprofit sector are commonly sparked by a few primary motivators. Do any of these sound like you? (a) You volunteer and engage with a nonprofit organization(b) You have a strong passion about a specific cause(c) You are moved by the adage, “If you love what you do, then you’ll never work […]