. 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 [...]
With really good prizes, La Via Costarricense has launched a new opportunity to participate in the design of La Costa Rica que Querés. I invite you to participate!
Brands that discover their higher purpose are those that transcend and make a big difference. From those that ignite innovation to those that celebrate victory, from those that fill the world with happiness to those that propose life as a journey. With [...]
Last night I was entertained for a while with Animoto, the photos of the meeting we had in August with young professionals in Santa Ana and good music in the background. Great therapy to keep the focus on what has us in [...]
“Carpe Diem“, “Oh Captain, my Captain!”, “I don’t want a product of the environment, I want the environment to be a product of me”, “what you do in life, echoes in enternity” and so much more that comes from…. the movies! Influence [...]
A different way In Costa Rica, it’s even scary to propose! The fable of the pots of lobsters in boiling water could not be truer. While the German or gringas would all be saved, in a collective effort to get out alive, [...]
Next month will be the meeting of representatives in London, to continue to ignite the excitement of Cannes in our country. In the video summary of 2012, I was delighted to see, from left to right, Rebeca Barzuna, Javier Mora, Adriana Duarte, [...]
