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Emmy Pickering
- Oct 16, 2022
- 8 min
The Goods
I’ve never felt particularly attached to things. Sure, if you’ve ever been in my space, you know that I like to have beautiful little...
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Emmy Pickering
- May 17, 2022
- 9 min
Costa Rica Diaries, the wrap up
I travelled to Thailand alone when I was 20. It was shortly after 9/11 and the world of travel changed from being luxurious and exciting...
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Emmy Pickering
- May 6, 2022
- 7 min
Costa Rica Diaries 3
In October 2021 with our trip booked and our perceived dream life awaiting us in Costa Rica, we sold or got rid of everything we owned....
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Emmy Pickering
- Apr 29, 2022
- 8 min
Costa Rica Diaries 2
The beauty of the south of Costa Rica, Uvita and Ojochal specifically, was astounding. The brilliant iridescent blue Morpho butterflies,...
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Emmy Pickering
- Apr 23, 2022
- 8 min
Costa Rica Diaries 1
In May of 2019 we had just gotten back from a three month RV tour of the US and western Canada. I was 8 months pregnant with Edie and we...
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Emmy Pickering
- Feb 15, 2022
- 11 min
Saved by Grace
In late January Steve and I looked at each other and had to do a big check in. What are we doing? On our 15th rental, having spent our...
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Emmy Pickering
- Dec 28, 2021
- 5 min
Maniacally Hopeful
I walked back down the hill and watched as a huge morpho butterfly fluttered by me, its massive iridescent blue wings glinting in the...
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Emmy Pickering
- Nov 30, 2021
- 4 min
Harder Than It Looks
Fast forward nearly 6 weeks into this journey and I have yet to take that breath. That’s not entirely true, I have experienced moments of...
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Emmy Pickering
- Nov 2, 2021
- 5 min
Answering The Call
But wherever you go, there you are. Have you heard that expression? Though our geographical location has changed by some 4000 miles south...
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