Defending Nature with Sandra Shaw Homer

Sandra Shaw Homer is an environmental activist, author, adventurer, and survivor. She tells her inspiring life story in an engaging memoir, Evelio’s Garden, which is partly a defense of nature and partly a powerful human-interest story. Listen to the fascinating story of this international traveler, who once saw the world for 49 days from the vantage point of a cargo freighter, was born and raised in Philadelphia. She relocated to Costa Rica 30 years ago. There, she has taught languages and worked as a translator. For several years she penned a regularly published column, Local Color, for the English-language weekly, The Tico Times.  Homer is the author of three other books: Letters From The Pacific: 49 Days on a Cargo Ship, Journey to the Joie de Vivre, and The Magnificent Dr. Wao. Buy Evelio’s Garden here: https://amzn.to/2WBtnQb Buy Letters From the Pacific: 49 Days on a Cargo Ship here: https://amzn.to/2WEjYY0 Buy Journey to the Joie de Vivre here: https://amzn.to/2WAo9om Buy The Magnificent Dr. Wao here: https://amzn.to/3jw6xCv Learn more: http://www.writingfromtheheart.net/ https://www.sandrashawhomer.com/ Please support the show with a small donation, here: https://anchor.fm/j-alexander-greenwood/support Subscribe to Mysterious Goings On wherever you get your podcasts or go to MGOPod.com and sign up for our email newsletter. Get Alex's new book, THE PODCAST OPTION: https://amzn.to/3hH0rNC Buy Alex Greenwood's books on Amazon.com. Original theme music "Mysterious Goings On" by Jamie Green. Want your own cool score for your podcast or website? Contact Jamie at Greenhouse Consulting. Check out Jamie's interview on the show here. This episode of the Mysterious Goings On Podcast was recorded and mixed at Green Shebeen Studios in beautiful Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright 2021, all rights reserved. No reproduction, excerpting, or other use without written permission. We are an Amazon Associates seller, some of our links may earn us a commission.