Dr Tina Nibatchi, Dr Alvaro Salas Castro, and Christian Freitag, JD, PhD join the Nosara Podcast to discuss their findings from the Nosara Research Project and what this information means for Nosara going forward.
Category: Costa Rica
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NP #165: Cynthia Michaud & The James Initiative
Cynthia Michaud’s episode is heart wrenching, yet full of warmth, positivity, and hope through community events such as Tastes And Treasures Of Nosara, on February 25th.
In this episode, Cyn shares how The James Initiative is an transitioning a tragedy into massive amounts of ongoing positivity reaching deep into Esperanza, a small town on southern end of Nosara.
Unfortunately, 1/3rd of it’s residents live beneath the poverty line, and some residents are suffering from domestic violence, alcoholism, incest, teenage pregnancy, mental needs, etc. and they need help.
Dr. Alejandro communicated with Cynthia about the situation and now we are fortunate to have
The James Initiative focusing on the situation.Get your tickets &/or participate in the online auction & have some fun! Here is a link to the online auction:
https://bit.ly/thejamesinitiative-auction
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NP #146: Rener & Ryron Gracie’s episode is up!
We’re excited to launch this one & hope you enjoy it… Rener & Ryron talk surfing in Nosara, growing up watching their father, grandfather, and uncles literally introduce a superior fighting style to the planet & prove it by creating the UFC and going on to dominate mixed martial arts (MMA), fighting grown adults themselves as teenagers then creating learning styles for kids, women, military & police forces, elderly, creating an online learning platform which ultimately became the premier online system, how the Gracie Breakdowns of UFC fights catapulted popularity, what UFC fights are like behind the scenes and in the crowds, what it is like to go anywhere anytime with complete confidence in personal safety, how surfing is a different & challenging opportunity compared to BJJ, Ryron’s mid life crisis and much, much more…
Show notes:
First 5 Nosara
5-10 family
10 – Online platform
11 women empowered, Gracie bulletproof, survival tactics, Gracie combative
12 watch mma or UFC you realize BJJ is now ‘the one you can’t live without’ or what if you don’t want to do cage fighting? What about kids, women, law enforcement, pricing empowerment…
13 at some point in life someone will confront you. BJJ is insurance, surfing analogy from Ryron & kids to elderly can benefit.
14 my kids watch YouTube then I get into it
15 family created mma and they watched it all happen, the YouTube time, and creating this platform too off with Gracie breakdowns,
15 Gracie breakdown GSP first one, fedor vs fabricio verdum 2nd..
16 Gracie’s are mma translators to average couch fan. They are most recognized from Gracie breakdowns even surfing in nosara
17/18 kids women and men should be trained differently. Assault, police, bullying all different
18 one bad class can stop everything
19 we had great teachers
20 BJJ is the martial art other martial artists retire into
21 Gracie brothers want to work together to prepare for possible outside threats… don’t fight under same roof. Enemy can’t be under same roof
22 don’t dominate your training partner that’s short term
23 team
24 rich asks why many trained fighters are so peaceful and less aggressive
25 dad never spanked he always said ‘champ’ and called them champions
26 let kids feel champs to 13 or so then lose a bit and by 18 take off 100% losing fear
27 physical attributes help qualify a man. Lose the need to show your tough ans life gets better.
Learn how to fight… So you don’t have to!
28 someone being disrespectful can be diffused with calm comfort
29 those most likely to puff up are the least trained people normally
30 almost all men do not know how to handle a headlock. Not us… Everyday man must be stressed. A human which can’t breathe.
31 doesn’t take long time to tread water and protect yourself with BJJ.
32 every class you wonder how you lived without knowing these easy techniques for personal safety?
33 COVID and telecommunications Gracie university.com vs other online options. #1 to next number very important up to black belt. Losing brick and mortar adjusted online curriculum through the roof.
37 it took 10 years of work for GU. Never imagined pandemic would the world to them
38 other schools felt threatened; traditionalists said you can’t learn online.
39 now those people have online training.
40 why Nosara is big part of future. Tropical, surfing, fruits and food, people are relaxed, parking wherever, everything slower but works…
41 California so demanding and intense but Nosara can’t be replicated. Need a getaway for full release of fun and some on the side BJJ. Rener’s New Years resolution
42 Ryron’s plan, his first left & surfing stripe
43 Ryron’s drone video
Rickson, whole Gracie family
Ryron saved surfing for mid life crisis
44 Rener says BJJ predictable at highest level, surfing is a different opponent.
Renee’s surf wave go pro. Oppone
45 Nosara is Gracie University of surfing
46 restaurants. Rener’s favorite food ever
Il basílico and kids making their own pizzas.
47 kids & bugs; Rich explains people in area wondering about the martial arts guys and want to know about fighting
49 UFC events backstage & in crowd; difference between drunk fans and the coaches and fighters
50 Rener & Ryron even coach against each other in UFC but was smooth. Learn how to fight so you never have to…
51 once you meet black belts you will find they are chilled out normally. In BJJ can beat someone without inflicting bodily harm while calming them down.
52 we don’t fight because so good at de escalation. Subduing people without hurting them different than Krav Maga for example. A street fight isn’t a fight if you’re good at BJJ
54 definition of peace… Surfing in the morning
Thanks to Kaiya Burnam for editing, Etienne for production, Ale for surf video footage, and Gracie family for images and UFC, Joe Rogan, Brian Ortega, James Rees, plus everyone else we need to thank for helping make this episode a special one!
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NP #130: Beverly Kitson’s presentation about Nosara and the Biblioteca David Kitson for Middleburry is awesome; Enjoy this one 🙂
Please enjoy Beverly Kitson sharing 50 years of Nosara’s history and the origination of the Biblioteca David Kitson and what it is doing for the community. Locals appear in this episode who share their experiences while Beverly navigates us through an entertaining and enlightening history with pictures of Nosara in past decades. Beverly invites everyone to become a patreon of the Biblioteca.
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NP #112: Guardians of Nature is on a mission… And it is working! In 23 minutes Jessica Sheffield updates how Nosara is turning into an ‘innovation lab’ and ‘faith, hope, and strategy can change anything’
In this Nosara Podcast episode Jessica Sheffield updates us about Guardians of Nature and shares her vision of increasing eco literacy throughout Latin America and beyond. The program is working already in Nosara and quickly expanding in Latin America and beyond.
Here’s my notes:
- Intro… GoN ‘Mom’ and DMA cofounder
- Nosara is an innovation lab for public schools
- Importance of trajectories
- Trees in CR almost all gone by the 1980’s yet CR changed trajectory and is now inventor of ecotourism (will put in map photos)
- DMA was not intended to ever be an island
- Local schools in Nosara having impact and ripple effect
- Step by step… Not 1 huge one
- Covid, floods, strikes, etc. Really hurt kids
- Enriching English very important
- How can people get involved?
- Can donate time, financially, or preferably both
- Could Nosara’s public school be model for the world?
- Faith, hope, and strategy can change anything
- Local businesses adopted local schools and now composting, recycling, English enrichment, etc.
- Bram recommendation of book Rocket Man
- GoN using bottom up approach, not top down
- Working with government much better in accomplishing greater reach
- Check site also 501c3 available via Amigos site
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NP #106: Dr. Alvaro Salas Castro discusses behavioral economics for Nosara and explains why he’s living here to study Nosara’s people, economy, governmental relations, education, tourism, national and international investment, and much more. Part 1: 16 minutes
Dr. Alvaro Salas Castro is a behavioral scientist living and studying in Nosara. In this Nosara Podcast episode, he explains what he has learned so far and provides much insight into the challenges Nosara is facing and significant advantages of Nosara compared to other towns.
He explains how federal and local governments and the community organizations all often work separately in different directions and he believes Nosara has the opportunity to become the ‘Silicon Valley’ of Latin America. He thinks closing the beaches is ‘stupid’ and holds nothing back on his opinions.
There’s too much for one episode so we’ll break it up into parts plus Dr. Salas will be coming back each month for a while. It’s great having him here and we’ll get out more and more from him for you to see what he’s finding out about our community.
Here’s my notes from Part 1 with Dr. Alvaro:
- What are our biggest challenges?
- Difference in locals including nationally and internationally
- Different region investors and local culture
- 3 layers of misinformation and communication. federal government & local government and community organizations often separately active
- Potential of Nosara
- Is communication between Nosara and Nicoya and San Jose historically distant?
- Unique blend of people here who care about the environment, lots of different people from different countries
- People in Nosara really care. They don’t talk to government but do care about health, nature,
- Accumulating good decisions is behavioral economics
- benefits of here; turtles, fishing, surfing, local and international airports close, etc.
- A new tamarindo in the negative way of saying that
- Don’t lose the magic
- Keeping Nosara Weird (shout out to Carl Wells)
- Statistically crime is lower in Nosara than other towns Mal País Santa Teresa
- Education system in Nosara incredible. Teachers from other countries are incredible educators and the ones coming to Nosara are differentiated from others
- 5% of GDP is to education
- affordable access to quality vegetables and greens and much exercise
- He believes Nosara has potential to be silicon valley of Latin America
- Previously was General Coordinator of task force to mitigate Covid 19 reporting to the President of the Social Security Roman Macaya
- Business vs protection
- Tension between cabinet members
- What are other countries doing?
- Closing beaches is stupid. He’s a scientist and there’s poor judgment happening
- Erratic policies
- unrest and famine are possibilities
- Local leaders are exciting him. Communities that are healthy organize themselves.
- What issues need government intervention?
- How do we bridge the gap between the foreigners and the locals?
- Coming back more for his research updates
Here’s his Linked In bio:
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Alvaro Salas Castro is a native of Costa Rica and has a Ph.D. from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, from Syracuse University. He also has an MPA in Science, Technology, and Infrastructure from Cornell University in New York. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Affairs, Bachelor of Arts in Law (UACA), and an MBA with a concentration in finance, economics and sustainable development from INCAE Business School as the recipient of the scholarship Leaders for Change.
While at Cornell, he was the first Latin American to serve as President of the Cornell Public Affairs Society. He became a Presidential Fellow at the Center for the Study of Presidency and Congress in Washington DC, was inducted into Phi Alpha Alpha national honor society for public affairs and management, and was the recipient of Cornell’s Adams Award for exemplary scholarship and service in the field of public affairs and honored as the 146th commencement banner bearer representing the graduated students.
Mr. Salas served at Cornell University as Special Advisor of the Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy. He has previous experience as a business development officer in a corporate law firm, as a Vice President of an insurance company, as Special Advisor to the Government of Panama, Costa Rica, a political party in Honduras and as an academic consultant and researcher for the IDB, Grameen Creative Lab, a major Latin American private equity firm and the United Nations (UNDESA) in New York City, Division of Public Administration and Development Management assisting the Chief of Staff of the Division as a researcher for the e-government survey.
His work has been published in the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Latin America Report under Innovative Public-Private Partnerships for Inclusive Development, opinion pieces at the Huffington Post, the Morocco World News, the UN eGov survey (as a member of the research team), and the latest on a book about impact investment in the UK. -
NP #104: Surf therapy in Nosara??? Chris Antao from Gnome Surf says it is happening
Chris Antao is a man on a mission… And it’s a great one. Gnome Surf is already doing amazing things in the US and they are close to getting started in Nosara. Gnome Surf is a 501c3 which focuses on children with autism, down syndrome, ADHD, depression and anxiety to help their happiness and self confidence.
Gnome Surf is is part of the International Surf Therapy Organization and is gaining popularity quickly due to their 100% success rate in improving the lives of their athletes. Celebrities such as former professional quarterback Doug Flutie (yes, that Doug Flutie) as well as larger organizations are starting to support Gnome Surf and Chris plans to keep this momentum rolling right into Nosara in 2021.
I hope you enjoy getting to know Chris.
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NP #93: Katie Mallard: Surviving Coronavirus in Nosara
Katie Mallard details her Nosara Coronavirus experience from beginning to end in this 15 minute episode of the Nosara Podcast.
I’m probably going to write an article for the Nosara Times soon about this. Let me know if there are any questions or specific items you may want addressed not included in this 15 minute episode?
Los subtítulos estarán disponibles en el próximo día más o menos.
