Elyse Rich dj/producer

Have you ever heard of Goldenberries?? The Costa Rican name is Uchuva. I loved growing these in my home garden in The Cloud Forest of Monteverde, Costa Rica.  They come in these little pouches and are delicious straight off the…

Even before we moved to Santa Teresa people had been telling us about the delicious food & drinks at The Drift Bar. As pandemic restrictions have been slowly lifting we thought it would be great to finally get out, reintegrate…

Cacao is one of nature's most powerful elixirs.  It's super magic and has like a billion health benefits from increasing focus & creativity to reducing anxiety.  I've read it has more antioxidants then blueberries and benefits the heart in more…

This premium craft Kombucha made with ingredients directly sourced from their on- site certified organic farm in Costa Rica and properly fermented in their own lab quickly became a must have in our fridge at our home in Santa Teresa…

Here we are on day whatever during lockdown in Costa Rica and I can't think of a better place to be.  We created a vortex of health with our neighbors and are enjoying delicious immune boosting teas and soups. If…

Who doesn't love Coconut Water??!!  In Costa Rica there is only one way to drink it... straight from the coconut!!

So there I was, getting all my essential supplies to be "hunkered down" during COVID-19 pandemic. As I'm headed to…

Just before we left the city (San Jose, Costa Rica) to head back to the beach (Santa Teresa, Costa Rica) we stopped in to say, "Hi" to a friend who was working at Pimento in the Intercontinental Hotel. They were…

Whenever Maria and I are in "the city" (San Jose, Costa Rica) we always look for high vibe places to work from that feed us. Maria remembered that a friend of ours who was a bartender in Monteverde was now…

While in the city, as you’ll see from previous posts, one of my favorite places to visit is The Beer Factory in Avenida Escazu. It’s a good vibe & has an awesome selection of beers from around the world and…

A wise man once said, "Celebrate all your victories!"   I believe this advice to be solid and true and have wholeheartedly integrated it as part of my lifestyle... so it was a total no brainer to celebrate!   I was featured…

Living in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica just keeps getting better & better.  I saw an "old school" flyer posted on IG with "Battle of the Bands" on it.  I remembered when I was 14yrs old and I had my first…

I'd like to introduce you to my friend CocoLoco.. talk about feeling blissed out.. this will do it.. on a hot day to enjoy one is simply divine!  It's made with the water & meat from the coconut it's then…