Peta Kaplan sits beside a painting from her ‘Dogs of Nicaragua’ series Anyone who knows me knows my love of animals, my habit of taking in homeless creatures and my 18 year friendship with the love of my life Noie, a beautiful border collie lab rescue from the LA animal shelter. I was warned before […]
Philanthropy
Fuego y Agua: Ecotourism, Ultramarathons, Philanthropy & Community
Guestpost A month ago, I heard rumblings about an Ultra-marathon on Isla de Ometepe in Nicaragua, an island shaped by two volcanoes in the middle of Lake Nicaragua. I couldn’t resist. What was appealing to me first and foremost was the location and environment, an island jungle course climbing a volcano. The bonus was without […]
Passports With Purpose – A Worthy Cause with Great Prizes!
Take a moment to think about all of the water you’ve ingested today. Your morning coffee. The water in your gym bottle. The water you used to boil pasta for dinner. Now think about what it would be like not to have access to clean water. When I stop and think about how many people […]