Pura Vida Connections
- May 22
A CALLARSE / KEEPING QUIET
Now we will count to twelve
and we will all keep still.
Ahora contaremos doce
y nos quedamos todos quietos.
Pura Vida Connections
- Sep 7, 2022
Diamond Heart
The traveler left, rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days...
Pura Vida Connections
- Dec 15, 2021
My Tico Heart: Katya De Luisa: Living in the Present
As I reflect on these writings about my last four decades living in Central America, I’m aware that life is really just a growth experience.
Pura Vida Connections
- Dec 8, 2021
My Tico Heart: Katya De Luisa; Non-Profits & a Pandemic
Cal had read my book on dementia and was very impressed with the information, especially its relationship to the spiritual aspects related.
Pura Vida Connections
- Dec 1, 2021
My Tico Heart: Katya De Luisa; Almost Blind
At the church, I met Lisa, an 82-year-old woman with Parkinson’s. She was looking for someone to share her house. She was offering it as...
Pura Vida Connections
- Nov 24, 2021
My Tico Heart: Katya De Luisa; The Terrraba Indigenous
I started selling their gourd handcraft in ex-pat communities where I was pet sitting and at local farmer’s markets. I had a regular stand..
Pura Vida Connections
- Nov 17, 2021
My Tico Heart: Katya De Luisa; Homeless Housesitting
Among the expats in San Isidro, there was a sense of community and sustainable living with a consciousness for protecting nature.
Pura Vida Connections
- Nov 10, 2021
My Tico Heart: Katya De Luisa, Gypsy Living
Around that time, I received another seminar offer from the Smeidling Training Center for Nurses in Arkansas. The travel itch reappeared and
Pura Vida Connections
- Nov 3, 2021
My Tico Heart; Katya De Luisa, Murphy's Law
Their statistics indicated 25,000 Costa Ricans were diagnosed at that time. This didn’t account for the thousands undiagnosed or ...
Pura Vida Connections
- Oct 27, 2021
My Tico Heart: Katya De Luisa, Discovering Dementia in Sarasota
One afternoon while riding my bike down a fascinating block of restored Victorian houses, I was drawn to where several elderly people were
Pura Vida Connections
- Oct 20, 2021
My Tico Heart: Katya De Luisa, Guatemala
I awoke at sunrise to the aroma of fresh coffee brewing; turns out I’d parked in front of a small restaurant.
Pura Vida Connections
- Oct 6, 2021
My Tico Heart: Katya De Luisa, Limon & Street Kids
A hotel near us had a small zoo that included a lion whose deafening roars drowned out the roosters at dawn.
Pura Vida Connections
- Sep 27, 2021
My Tico Heart: Katya De Luisa, The Mapmaker
After selling my jungle tour horses, we moved to the capital city to make tourist maps, however, I had no idea of how to make maps.
Pura Vida Connections
- Sep 20, 2021
My Tico Heart: Katya De Luisa, Manuel Antonio
I arrived in Costa Rica with two small sons and $900, and we began searching for a beach area to live. En route to Quepos on the Pacific...
Pura Vida Connections
- Sep 15, 2021
My Tico Heart: Katya De Luisa
As a dementia educator and caregiver consultant, she has provided information and training centered on holistic approaches to eldercare.