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Moeloco “Dream Crazy”: Buy One, Give One and Change a Life.

May 19, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“When you truly are on purpose, the people, the opportunities and the resources you need will naturally gravitate toward you”. -Jack Canfield Have you ever had a dream that seemed impossible and almost crazy? Kathy Wong, an entrepreneur from Australia did. After a career in business, Kathy came out of retirement to start a social enterprise named Moeloco which is a combination of two words, “Moe” derived from the Hawaiian word Moehani, meaning “dream” and “loco” is latin for “crazy”. “Moeloco is […]

Categories: ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL GOOD, Gifts that Give Back • Tags: Advocacy, flip-flops, gifts that give, gifts that give back, Moeloco, social enterprises, thirdeyemom

Ayiti Nan Kè-m: Haiti is in my heart

May 16, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“Dèyè mòn gen mòn” – Haitian proverb meaning “beyond the mountains, more mountains.” At the heart of rush hour, 4.53 pm, on January 12, 2010 the earth shook with a ferociously and cruelty like never before. In 35 terrifying seconds, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck near the town of Léogâne, only 16 miles west of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince flattening hundreds of thousands of buildings, hospitals and clinics, and killing over an estimated 200,000 while injuring and displacing hundreds of thousands more. The catastrophic earthquake and […]

Categories: Adventure Travel, Haiti, TRAVEL, Travel + Social Good/Sustainable Travel, Travel by Country • Tags: Explorewithnat, haiti, haitibehindthescenes, thirdeyemom, Travel

Haiti Bound: A Week Exploring Culture and Adventure

May 7, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“Dèyè mòn gen mòn” – Haitian proverb meaning “beyond mountains, more mountains”. Two years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Haiti as part of a social good blogging trip to learn about the amazing artisan market that is helping put Haiti on the map. It was a life-changing trip that challenged a lot of misperceptions about this beautiful place. I wrote quite a lot about the trip and had always wanted to go back but the timing never seemed […]

Categories: Haiti, TRAVEL, Travel by Country • Tags: CULTURE, Explore with Nat, haiti, haitibehindthescenes, shareyourhaiti, Travel

Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica

A Guided Tour of Manuel Antonio National Park with Naturalist Johan Chaves

May 5, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks”. – John Muir Our villa at Tulemar was like a treehouse, perched high above the jungle and surrounded by nature. I woke at 5:30 am to the sound of the birds greeting the day and went out to watch the tropical rainforest come to life. Two pairs of scarlet macaws flew poignantly overhead and settled in a neighboring tree where they squawked a bit before taking flight. Kingfishers, warblers, […]

Categories: Adventure Travel, Costa Rica, Family Travel, Manuel Antonio, TRAVEL, Travel by Country, walking tours • Tags: Costa Rica, Manuel Antonio, sustainable travel, thirdeyemom, Travel

Tulemar Vacation Rentals, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

Off to a Great Adventure: Arriving in Manuel Antonio at Sunset

April 28, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“Every sunset is an opportunity to reset”. – Richie Norton Exhausted and achy after 13 hours of travel, we finally arrived at our hotel in Manuel Antonio. It had been an extremely long day, especially for the kids, but we were all in high spirits to finally arrive at our much-awaited destination. I had been wanting to go to Manuel Antonio ever since I first visited Costa Rica in 2011 on a volunteer trip. A group of fellow volunteers had […]

Categories: Costa Rica, Family Travel, Manuel Antonio, TRAVEL, Travel by Country • Tags: Costa Rica, family travel, Manuel Antonio, thirdeyemom, Travel, Tulemar Vacation Rentals

“The Story of US”: How Humanity Unified is Supporting Women Farmers in Rwanda

April 26, 2017 by thirdeyemom

Learn how Humanity Unified is empowering women farmers in Rwanda and watch their new mini-documentary “The Story of Us”

Categories: ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL GOOD, Genocide, Gifts that give back, Humanity Unified, Hunger, Topics, Women and girls, Women's Rights • Tags: Advocacy, gifts that give back, Humanity Unified, Rwanda, Social Good, thirdeyemom, women's empowerment

And So It Begins…Our First Epic Family Trip to Costa Rica

April 20, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“May your adventures bring you closer together even as they take you far away from home.” – Trenton Lee Stewart Planning our first big family adventure was no easy feat. Despite my Type-A personality, usually when I travel solo I just sign up for a trip and go. I rarely do any pre-trip planning except for the bare minimums. Traveling without everything planned in advance feels much more adventurous and liberating for me. It is the one or two weeks of my […]

Categories: Costa Rica, Family Travel, Manuel Antonio, TRAVEL, Travel by Country • Tags: Costa Rica, family travel, thirdeyemom, Travel

Sunsets of Costa Rica: A Reflective Photoblog

April 17, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“Life is not measured by the breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away”. – unknown We did it. Our first real epic family adventure and it was absolutely amazing. I confess that my expectations were a bit guarded when we finally agreed to do a big international trip with the kids. It is not that they are unruly kids. But they are kids. I have traveled for many years all over the place going to some […]

Categories: Adventure Travel, Costa Rica, Family Travel, Instagram, Manuel Antonio, Photography, TRAVEL, Travel by Country • Tags: Costa Rica, family vacation, Photography, thirdeyemom, Travel

10 Amazing Wines that Give Back

April 13, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“For it is in giving that we receive”. – Francis of Assisi If you have followed my blog for awhile, then you know how much I love curating my ever growing list of Gifts that Give Back on my blog. It has become my most popular page and is the most widely searched of all my content. When I saw a post on my friend’s blog Epicure & Culture on wines that give back I was elated. I love wine and I had no idea that […]

Categories: ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL GOOD, Gifts that Give Back • Tags: gifts that give back, Social Good, thirdeyemom, Wines that Give Back

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