Take a second, sit back & grab the closest coconut while you day dream your next trip to paradise. WILD COSTA RICA Filmed & edited by Antoine Janssens Music by A Thousand Years - David A. Molina Original Video can be found here. #CostaRica #GoodVibes #PuraVida #Happy

Chances are — whether you’ve had the opportunity to visit Costa Rica or not—you’ve heard the Costa Rican phrase “Pura Vida” (pronounced poo-rah vee-dah)! Every time it’s spoken, it’s sure to be sent off with positive vibes and good intention... a feel good phrase. In English, it translates directly to “Pure Life”. The Costa Rican philosophy behind this phrase encourages one to truly appreciate the simple treasures that life has to offer, while embodying a laid back, “take it

ALE Explorers Club Alaska Expedition 2017 The intimate feeling of VASTNESS. I think that is a word but I'm not 100% sure. Then again, I don't know if words could adequately describe what I witnessed at Camp 18 on the edge of the Gilkey glacier. Endless vistas that defy perspective yet in the midst of this I feel comfortable, like I belong here. So why not, intimate VASTNESS. Camp 18 is home for a couple of weeks of 50+ amazingly dedicated glacier research students, staff, an