Why Pura Vida?

Pura Vida is the national slogan of Costa Rica, which I visited two summers ago with my boyfriend. According to good old Wikipedia, Pura Vida, literally translates into "Pure Life" but contextually means something approximate to "Purified life". For Costa Ricans, Pura Vida is a philosophy that stresses the importance of "strong community, perseverance, good spirits, and enjoying life slowly and celebrating good fortune of magnitudes small and large alike." I think it's a good guiding principle for life and thus it is the name of my blog.