Take a journey to a sleepy Costa Rican beach town and into the heart and spirit of a Costa Rican man full of love, philosophy, and stories. Whether traveling to Costa Rica to surf and explore, or looking for light but profound verses about life away from its shores, this book is a perfect companion, offering readers a generous serving of food for thought and humorous glimpses into everyday life in the land of ]pura vida.] Harlow F. Newton Jr. a.k.a. ]the Carver, ] and ]el Abuelo, ] is at times deep, at times utterly romantic, and at times surprisingly witty. So sit back and relax into this unique collection of poems, short stories, and thoughts by a bigger-than-life individual who lives by his own rules and who fuses together his life of multiple identities into timeless insights and verses - and if you are fortunate enough to visit the land of ]pura vida] in person, dont forget to stop by his carving station, a well-known part of the local Dominical landscape."