Costa Rica, 2018

Las mujeres me quiren, las olas me temen.

The amazingly wonderful surf instructors at School of the World.

Just completed a quick trip to Costa Rica to catch up with some wonderful friends.  I'm now in Texas visiting with my parents and will be back in California next week.



Months of training for the Alcatraz swim (which unfortunately was canceled due to weather) definitely helped on paddling endurance and it was fun working on surfing technique rather than battling exhaustion.

Sunset viewing party after a full day surfing.

After years of Ivan and Cristian telling me not to look at my feet while surfing, I finally decided to listen to them, but in my defense, my feet are just a lot better looking than theirs, so admiring them is a tough habit to break

Kristín (Reggae Shark) will be in Jaco soon, so there is talk of a  School of the World get-together in the works before the end of the year.  IM me if you are interested and we can see what dates for a reunion works best!

She has a Dutch accent on land, a British accent while teaching yoga, I'm pretty sure she is a secret agent, but she gives me great surf tips and rarely throws mud at me anymore.

Thankfully, due to strict gun control in Costa Rica, my 'friends' were only able to attack me with items that could be purchased at the Frutaria.

Thanks to Caliche and Louis for making us a wonderful homemade meal. Andy and I really enjoyed getting honorary-hot-chick-status by hanging around this bevy of beauties

Only a day after receiving 12 staples to the noggin after a surfing accident, tough-as-nails-Whitney was not going to miss a party!

We all cope with World Cup stress in our own ways.