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Jungle Chai Chia Pudding – Say That 10 Times, Quickly…

By: Drew Hume

chai chia pudding

Photo by: Jessi Leduc


Chia Pudding is such a fresh way to begin your day! It’s light, yet filling. And as well as being delicious, it’s also a great little immune booster with the spices we use for this particular bowl of goodness.

Recipe by:

Emily Moran

Ingredients:

  • ¼ cup chia seeds
  • 1 Tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 ½ tsp cardamom
  • ½ tsp clove
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp grated ginger (optional)
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 – 1 ½ cups almond milk or water (depends on how hydrated you like your chia)
  • Fresh fruit, nuts & seeds

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A Little Warmth From The Jungle: Broccoli “Cheese” Soup

By: Drew Hume

broccoli cheese soup

Photo by: Jessi Leduc


Okay, a confession – it’s not actually cheese! But it’s chees-y and tasty, and trust me when I say you won’t actually miss the queso one iota.

Recipe by:

Emily Moran

Ingredients:

  • 2-3 cups of potatoes cubed
  • 2 cup carrots sliced
  • 2 onions diced
  • 3-5 cloves of garlic minced
  • 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme or rosemary
  • 1-2 containers of vegetable broth or water
  • 1-2 tsp salt
  • 1-2 tsp pepper
  • 2 heads of broccoli chopped small
  • dash of soy sauce

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Jungle Honey – A Delicious Discovery

By: Drew Hume

Jungle honey
There’s nothing quite like fresh honey from the hive. And as we discovered there’s also nothing that really compares to jungle honey that comes from your own jungle backyard. [Read more…]

French Toast Without The Eggs – A Crowd Pleaser!

By: Drew Hume

vegan french toast

Photo by: Jessi Leduc

Recipe by:

Emily Moran

Ingredients:

Dipping Mixture
  • 3 bananas (picked fresh from your banana trees in your jungle backyard…)
  • 1.5 cups milk (can be dairy or nut)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp cardamom
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • dash of vanilla

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The Secret Beach That’s Only A Beach Sometimes – Playa Arco

By: Drew Hume

On one of the days in between our training intensives, we decided to explore Playa Arco, one of the many beaches nearby. The difference with this beach is that it’s only accessible at low tide. As in, there’s only a beach there at low tide.

It also has a cave to explore, if the “private” beach that joins directly with rainforest isn’t enough for you. Check out the video below to see the beauty (but you’ll have to visit to feel it!):

The Chronicles of Opening a Bank Account in Costa Rica

By: Drew Hume


To clearly define what it is we are doing, exactly: we are attempting to open business bank accounts with Banco Nacional in Costa Rica after having opened a business here in August last year. I am an Australian Citizen and Canadian Permanent Resident, and my last 6 months have been working on opening this account for the business. The first 4 months by distance, the last 2 being here in the country. It seems important to clearly define this because it has become apparent that every bank has different processes, and there are different requirements for businesses vs. individuals. [Read more…]

A Space For Community, By Community.

By: Drew Hume

community space
The last 6 weeks have been an amazing whirlwind of everything all happening at once. I came down here to get everything set up and ready to start running training intensives. Along the way, a whole bunch of friends have come down to help out and turn this jungle eco-centre into a retreat. Without them, this would have been an insurmountable project. [Read more…]

Jungle Medicine: This Place Feels Like Home

By: Drew Hume


This place, it feels like home. In the middle of the jungle and with few familiar faces, with critters you’ve never seen before and with all the noises on all the “nature sounds” tracks you’ve ever heard combined. But the feeling of home is still there, and it comes from the feeling of being cared for. [Read more…]

The Best Alarm Clock: Howler Monkeys

By: Drew Hume

howler monkey

Image Source: newscientist.com.


You know when your alarm goes off and you just want it to end? There’s an immediate resistance to the idea of getting out of bed and every inclination to turn over and go back to sleep, waiting for the chiming of the second and third alarms that you’ve set because you know you’re going to need them. [Read more…]