A True Passion For Surfing Recently, my brother in law shared with me an amazing surfing photography book titled “The Beach Blog” from the Aquabumps surfing photography blog by Eugene Tan. He picked up the book while visiting Bondi Beach in Australia, a mecca for those who love surfing. This book literally took my breath away. Once I came […]
Surfing Can Change Your Life Surfing changed my life, and I’m not even a good surfer. I started surfing when I was 34. I have always been enamored with it, even if I didn’t know why. I guess it is the concept of being propelled forward by a pure force of nature that tugged at […]
In Costa Rica, the towns are busy preparing to ring in the new year with tamales. In the grocery stores, every one greets each other with “Feliz Año Nuevo!” and “Pura Vida!” Pure life. Let’s enter 2014 with the intention of living a pure, authentic life. Let’s make this year about taking care of our […]
TICO* Has Impacted Many Aspects of My Life When asked to be a guest writer for TICO*, I’ve struggled with what to start with first. I’m a mother of two, yoga instructor, wanna-be health nut (it’s a process!), avid traveler, and a big fan of this lovely oil for my body. So instead of jumping […]
My TICO* Story Starts Here… I’ll come right out and tell you, I’m not a “green” person or super eco-friendly. Mostly, I’m a regular guy. I’m married to a wonderful woman, and I have two sweet daughters. I live in a small, quiet neighborhood outside of Austin, Texas, and well, I just do my thing- […]
No man is an island, Entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less. As well as if a promontory were. As well as if a manor of thine own Or of thine friend’s were. […]
Not All Who Wander Are Lost In May of 2011, I had had enough. The previous five years had been spent in very public executive roles, ramping up new ventures for other people. All of them, at their core, were about helping others, so I can say that I had passion about what I was […]
My Journey With Shave Oil I can tell you the exact date I discovered the concept of shave oil. It was on the morning of February 15, 2009 at the Austin Marathon. Well, in my case the Austin Half Marathon. After I crossed the finish line I wobbled over to the area where the race […]