Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

Written By Vincetta
 

“I’ve come into the unknown, surrendered. Found my footing, while loosening my mind. Do you believe in portals? In gateways? In these moments in the space time continuum that push us through into another dimension within ourselves? And even outside of ourselves? The changes being seen and felt in every fabric of our lives.”  - an excerpt from my journal on 11/4/22

I’m an explorer at heart, I like to explore religions, boundaries, mediums, philosophies, concepts, etc. It’s a part of my soul essence in this lifetime. And yet, I hadn’t given myself the freedom to fully explore this Earth. I craved it.

And so, in late October I left the U.S. to head towards Santa Teresa, a remote beach town in Costa Rica full of surfers and yogis alike. This was my first solo trip, I had finally taken the leap to travel and to do it on my terms. Was I scared? Did I question to myself “what the f*ck am I doing?”? YUP. And I did it any way because I knew I had to choose freedom over fear.

You see this trip was about me choosing the life I wanted over the comfort of the life I had. It was about choosing the unknown over the known. It was about choosing possibility over complacency. Choosing freedom over fear.

I read a quote recently that said “he who leaves on the journey, is not the same man who returns.” and I felt that deep in my soul. I’m not the same person I was when I left and I’m better for it.

My month in Santa Teresa shifted me, all the beautiful people I met from all corners of the Earth, the deliciously fresh and fulfilling food I ate, the ways in which I allowed myself to flow, to surrender, to trust over and over. Every second beamed with opportunity, with perfection. The rain, the dust, the smiles of strangers who became friends before they became strangers again.

Santa Teresa owes me nothing. I am forever grateful.

“Ride the waves, dance with life. The surfer does not know which way the tide will turn . Yet they show up and they ride the wave, in its ever changing form. Expecting nothing but a chance to be one with the flow of life. “ - an excerpt from my journal after a morning of meditating with the Pacific Ocean and observing the surfers on 11/7/22

Pura Vida.

 
Vincetta