. Some nights enter our lives quietly and then stay with us forever—unexpected, unforgettable, and impossible not to smile about when we remember them. In my previous post, I wrote about the launch of The Art of Detachment in Madrid a couple of weeks ago—a magical evening surrounded by extraordinary people, where I had the […]
I’m 63 years old and alive and kicking. I’m in awe and thrilled to bits, currently trying to carry on with my life in the midst of the new normal. Due to the covid-19 pandemic, I’ve been staying at home most of [...]
At that time, San José was home to a living, breathing example of a dream come true. Two inspired youngsters, Jorge Jiménez and Giselle Zamora, ventured off to Italy 43 years ago where they blazed a trail, had a son named Esteban, [...]
A few years ago, when I first wrote this piece in the Costa Rican newspaper La Nación, Apple had just broken ground in an innovative way that had nothing to do with technology, a new device or a new machine. Rather, they’d [...]
It was March 2008 when I programmed the rental car’s GPS to find the closest gas station. I was in Paris and had to fill the tank in order to avoid the steep cost of gas at the rental agency. Since I [...]
When I typed this question into Google, a whopping 241 million results came up. “Holy shit!” I thought to myself. Then, I tweaked my query slightly, swapping the word “world” for “life” and two million more search results were generated. Safe to [...]
My blogging debut was back in 2005 when I first wrote a few lines here, on the Slow Burn blog, named A Fuego Lento in Spanish. Since then, it has certainly lived up to its name; I’ve gone through periods of writing [...]
After Antigua and El Ojo, to cite the two scenarios on the way to the regional competition in which we measure ourselves from Costa Rica, the Volcano next November will once again be the national advertising contest, which will naturally bring new [...]
And this famous Nike and Michael Jordan commercial is an unmistakable reminder of that. In fact, at Tribu we are convinced that, in a healthy relationship with our clients, we need ample room for failure. When the client celebrates that they approve [...]
On August 31, we will have the opportunity to join the 10 kilometer race, which will be run in 25 cities around the world and wherever you are. A gigantic idea from a brand that inspires to succeed… but not without breaking [...]
All our decisions are essentially emotional, and for this reason, it is no coincidence that a handshake has been for years a property of Importadora Monge in Costa Rica, because trust has always been exalted with its concept “I have faith”, [...]
