Ru Hill, artist of the waves

However, for the 37-year-old owner of Surf Simply, a surfing resort in Nosara, the sport was an early love that blossomed later in life. He first paddled out to the big blue when he was a teenager, but his professional life took a different turn when he embarked on a fine art degree in London.

In the end, the pull of the waves was too strong and Hill decamped to Costa Rica with a goal to create a surfing school with a difference.

“I don’t think anyone is going to find a job that they love all the time, but if you can find something that you love most of the time, you’re luckier than most people in the world.”

CNN