Welcome, Parents!

Super Natural Adventures is an idea that has grown out of our experiences as North Americans living in Costa Rica, but it's also a call to ALL of us--whether we live in a tropical rainforest or a concrete jungle--to bring nature back into the lives of our children. And ourselves.

Contact with nature engenders a sense of wonder and awe. And with wonder and awe come joy and a desire to live in harmony with nature.


Super Natural Adventures started out as a hands-on educational tool to use with my boys.
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Nature Deficit Disorder

"As a society, we are raising the first generation of Americans to grow up disconnected from nature," according to the National Wildlife Federation in the United States.  It appears we've scheduled unstructured play time outdoors right out of our children's lives. 

 

Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods, has coined the phrase "nature deficit disorder" to refer to this growing trend of our kids growing up disconnected from nature. This trend is particularly disturbing, given that it's taking place at a time when what we need most is to be raising stewards of nature and the environment.

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Privacy Policy

This Super Natural Adventures site is intended for educational, informational and entertainment purposes for the entire family. To make sure that this site stays safe and fun, we make the following promises:

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Read more about our adventures!

If you haven't checked it out already, take at a look at the SNA blog.

 

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If you'd like to read  more about the Jacobus Family's Adventures Living In Costa Rica, check out my personal blog about our first years living here.

 

Family at Pelada

 

For an insight into the process that led to the decision to move in the first place, you may want to read an article I wrote for Athleta Chi.

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Of course feel free to contact me directly at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

 

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