On Sunday afternoon the San Juan del Sur Youth weekend was approaching the grand finale of events – the Youth Surf Competition. We had some free time left until the competition started and I noticed things got a little quiet on the beach. I thought that maybe the group …
In our previous post we mentioned that we needed your help. After volunteering at a Share the Stoke event this past weekend, I witnesses first hand the difference that this foundation can make in kids lives and their community. Share the Stoke Foundation (a non-profit dedicated to empowering at-risk youth through …
Half a dozen years ago Kelly Kingston attempted to sell one of her used surfboards on Craigslist. With no serious offers Kelly decided she’d prefer to give her surfboard away to a deserving kid, rather than sell it for less than it was worth. Kelly changed her ad to read “free to …
For the past four years I’ve wanted to get a tribute tattoo in honour of a good friend of mine – Daniel MacMaster. Tragically Danny passed suddenly, quite young and just as he was starting to fully enjoy his life again. The tattoo is very important to me because watching …
With a belly full of food from Elizabeth’s and a gallon jug of water in hand I set out for what would end up being a long, hot, sticky day. Jon and Quinn took me to a few of the rental places that they had looked at when they first arrived …
Since Elisha and I arrived in Nicaragua 8 months ago we’ve managed to live in 5 different towns. Our Nicaraguan expat adventure began in Poneloya and from there we moved to Leon. The next city we called home was Granada and then we were off to the spend some time at Apoyo Lodge in Laguna de Apoyo. And …