The flavor of Manuel Antonio
Manuel Antonio is lush– a refreshing departure from dusty, hot Jaco. Except, to be honest, to me it looks like an Americanized, tropical, outdoor mall. It’s a very well done tropical mall, I’ll admit– a perfect parcel of packaged paradise. Gorgeous, exotic flowers line the curvy roads and clean, cool, air-conditioned buildings with smooth, glass […]
Paving Paradise
I was told by several people that Jaco is the place to go in all of Costa Rica. It’s the closest beach town to the international airport in San Jose. There’s swimming, surfing, tropical flora and fauna, many people visit Jaco and it’s growing quickly. I am excited to see what it’s like. I am […]
Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica
Every morning in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica, a variety of colorful birds come to hang out in the tall, wiry tree in the front yard. The regulars consist of a jet black bird with a scorching flash of fiery orange wings, the tiny green ones, with their surprisingly loud rhythmic whistles, a yellow-tailed one that […]
The Ants go marching on…
In Costa Rica, I already feel more relaxed, a pressure lifted from me. The kind of pressure that, while in New York, brings me to tell my friends that I have to work, and I don’t have time to come to their dinner party. Here, I feel more freedom to think, to reflect, I feel […]
Exploring Costa Rica
Each night here I lay awake with my mind in overdrive. Sometimes it takes me hours to fall asleep. I am on the Pacific side of Costa Rica, in Playa Hermosa. The creatures outside have insomnia too. Birds chortle, whistle and caw, howler monkeys roar like prehistoric dinosaurs, the cicadas rev up their wings like […]
Peru
Dot, Dot, Peru!
Peru! I am here! I’ve wanted to travel to this country for so long. It is one place that I’ve felt has called me. Peru is endlessly fascinating with its coast, mountains and jungle, its indigenous cultures, colorful tapestries, unique food, rich and complicated history….. and the mysteries of the Amazon rainforest. I came here […]
Hearts of the World, East Village, NYC
When was the last time you painted? The last time you thought about your dreams? I’d like to invite all of you to the upcoming HotW East Village exhibition and open painting table in Tompkins Square Park, NYC. There, we will share photographs, stories and the artwork from our 8,000 road-mile HotW tour around India. […]
This woman greatly inspires me, and her TED talks is one of the best I’ve seen. Visualizing your dream is a really powerful way to begin manifesting it. Sometimes when you try to draw it, things come out of you that you didn’t know were there. It’s a great way to tap into your subconscious, […]
Hearts of the World in Print
I am back in NYC getting settled again after our long, winding Hearts of the World India Tour. Here’s a look at some of the newspapers that wrote about our mission to inspire young people to imagine their greatest dreams for life and paint them inside the outline of an anatomically-styled heart. Thanks again to […]