Pura Vida Adventures

December 2, 2015

ALUMNI STORY: Do You Really Need a Surf School?

If you’re looking for an objective view of the PVA experience, or just want more nitty-gritty details in order to decide if PVA is the right […]
September 16, 2015

What is Self Acceptance to You?

The other day a friend told me that when she was younger she would look at her mom’s fashion magazines and wish that she looked like […]
August 24, 2015

Surfing at 70: “If I can, well, why not YOU?”

Can you imagine learning to Surf at the age of 70? Does it seem like an impossible goal? If you had told Pura Vida Adventures alumni […]
May 28, 2015

The Outside – Part 3 – by Anne Caprara

Our instructors had offered a hilarious analogy for choosing a wave to surf earlier in the week during our surf lessons. It was like choosing a […]
May 12, 2015
surf lessons in Costa Rica

The Outside – Part 2 – by Anne Caprara

I will note that my usual type A determination served a purpose in Costa Rica. Something I have learned over the years is the value of […]
April 16, 2015
women adventure

The Outside – Part 1 – by Anne Caprara

The most powerful things in our lives are the stories we tell about ourselves. Not the cocktail hour entertainment we trot out for guests, but the […]