Last night after an unbelievable huge, full moon  and a group healing bowl sound session (with amazing crystal bowls) outdoors under the stars, I came back to my room, lit some candles and collapsed  exhausted into my bed. Starring into the candle light, deep in thought of the past, the present, what I want in the future were racing around in my brain. As my eyes became heavy and I was drifting off, the whole room started shaking. The ground under me and my bed was moving. For a split second I thought “am I dreaming the room  is moving” then I realized no, this was real and we just had  an earthquake. I  sat up and realized I just experienced my first real earthquake  in Costa Rica  on the full moon! Outside someone was shouting “Omg earthquake!” I lied back  down kinda in shock and blew out my candle next to me. Everything was still now  and dark. I thought of Japan, thought of Clara and Kumi, thought of all the  people over there that have died, have lost everything and are still feeling  that kind of movement everyday. It’s surreal. Scary. I don’t even know what to say but glad it was  only a short, small one… 

A few days ago after dinner and tea with guests on the balcony, I decided to turn in early and made my way back to my room with my flashlight. I live a short walk up hill in the workers house where  I have my own small, private, humble room and bathroom. I have to be careful walking because there are lots of critters in the dark you may step on. The frogs have been everywhere lately. I have been greeted by a gigantic frog at my door eating June bugs with his unbelievable long tongue. (see my video of the dude) So crazy. I like him though because he eats those awful critters. He can hang outside my door any night…

Anyways, happy I made it to my room without actually stepping on any frogs or surprises on my way. I open my door and race to go to the bathroom. As I reach for and roll out the toilet paper, out flies a dam SCORPION, right out of the roll! I scream out loud and Cuco (local worker next door to me) is like whats wrong?! Let me in. As I pull my pants up and make my way around the bad ass critter who scared the hell out of me, I let Cuco in… Now, Cuco is the coolest guy I have ever met. He is the hardest worker. He is why AmaTierra is in tip top shape. He is the jack of all trades and can do anything. Seriously. He can do anything!  He is also the happiest man I have ever met. He has a beautiful family that he is away from 5 days a week while he works here. 

He takes in stray animals, like the starving puppy someone dropped off here weeks ago. This sweet dog was hanging outside my place for days. I fell  in love with her and heart broken wondering what was going to happen to her. Cuco said "no worries I will take her home. My kids will love her!" And sure enough when it was time for him to leave, he packed her up and strapped her to the front of him and rode off on his motorbike with the puppy’s head hanging out  of a potato sack. It was the cutest thing I ever saw. He also never kills anything. He just picks up the bugs from indoors and lets them go outside, on there way…  

Soooooooo... back to the scorpion. So here is Cuco with a cup and piece of paper getting this dam scorpion out of my room. He gets it into the cup and we walk outside. He tells me once the rain comes they like to find a dry place to hide. He must of got in under the door. I said to him “so what you going to do with it? Let it go?” He said "no, kill it!" My mouth dropped open because he never kills anything but THESE he does. They bite, they hurt, and they make you go numb. He was bite before when one crawled up his leg under his pants. The scorpion got him 5 times at once. You get cold and numb. But you don’t die. So I guess that is good!? A little freaked out, yes I am... 

AS I WRITE THIS BLOG ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE! GEEZ!!!!!! Messed up! I need to go teach yoga. It is 645am right now… I feel like I am in the land of oz… what will  happen next?