A quarter of movement.

Sales across Turrialba and Flamingo held at $32K for the quarter. In early May, we closed the Flamingo storefront — not reactively, but as part of a longer conversation about where physical presence actually makes sense for us. We are looking at hotel partnerships and coastal retail formats that put our products in front of travelers without anchoring us to a fixed lease.

Amber McNeil came back in April — our first intern, the one who coordinated Luck Reunion travel from 2023 to 2024. She worked the shop for nearly two months and spent a week living alongside Carolina at the Wearsos apartment. Someone who already knows how we work and why: that overlap is rarer than it sounds.

We officially launched our first Discover Corps family experience — a family of four who came for four days across the Wearsos upcycling lab, Mollejones, and the Nortico cacao farm. They left with more questions than answers, which is exactly what we want. That trip has opened a real B2B conversation: Lynne is building a deck that explains the scope of our institutional partnerships for companies exploring what meaningful engagement with a social enterprise looks like.

June brought three more Discover Corps groups — three very different profiles, one clear pattern.

Southwest came to Turrialba. Three of their people showed up — not for the first time, and not for the last. They keep coming back. They keep showing up in our community with open hands and genuine curiosity, and each time they leave having seen the impact from their own eyes. That is what presence looks like. That is what a real relationship between a company and a social enterprise looks like, and we do not take it lightly.

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The ACU Faculty & Alumni group came back. Six people, May 23–30. When a long-term academic partner keeps returning, it tells you the program is working. Not just the itinerary — the relationship. These are people who saw the work up close, went home, and chose to come back. We want to hold that. The ACU trip also serves as a partnership pilot with Discover Corps: if it works as we expect, it becomes a long-term institutional model. View itinerary

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Q2 was the quarter the team spread out. Panama, Nashville, Toronto, Denver — and back home, the UCR Sales Fair in San José and a speaking event at Escuela La Suiza in Turrialba. Each stop had a different purpose — and each one landed differently than expected.

• Panama City

  Tierra Viento Fuego y Agua — Chris, Lynne, and Angela attended as VIP vendors at the Ciudad de las Artes. We visited Simple AF facilities, reconnected with Lexi Muller at the Biennial of the Americas, and built real relationships with the Ministers of Culture of Panama, Trinidad, and Costa Rica. The receipts were not all financial. View photos →

  
• Nashville, TN

  Tennessee Craft Show. Nia, our artist in residence, represented Wearsos. She has been with us since Guanacaste and is building a commission-based model, working out of the Turrialba store around three to four days a month.

• Toronto, ON

  SRIC Toronto Climate Week, June 2. Angela brought products to represent Wearsos — a meaningful placement in a room full of people who care about sustainability and impact.

• Denver, CO

  Outdoor Days, May 29–31. Wearsos bags activated on the ground at this outdoor and sustainability-focused event. View photos →

  
• Online

  Tourism Cares Meaningful Travel Map: Wearsos is now officially listed — a certification that places us alongside vetted sustainable tourism experiences globally. View our listing.

• San José, CR

  UCR Sales Fair at the University of Costa Rica. We attended alongside Sile, who joined us this quarter to manage local event opportunities and grow our national exposure. Nia, Cameron, and Aaron also represented Wearsos on the ground. View photos →

  
• La Suiza, CR

  Speaking event at Escuela La Suiza, a local school in the canton of Turrialba. We shared our story with 50 students — business as a force for community and impact. A small thing that matters: giving back to the place that holds us.

Nia also introduced us to NEST, an international organization that supports and certifies artisan businesses. We are working through their application process. If it goes where we hope, it changes how we talk about our makers to an international audience.

One connection worth naming: Meg, a friend of Lynne's from Paris Beer Co, visited with her friend Sydney. She works for Eucalan, a natural organic soap company, and that visit has become a conversation about a product launch with our Vilma bag line — wash-and-care tutorials showing how to properly clean and maintain woven Wearsos goods. Nothing signed yet, but real momentum with the right people behind it.

Meg & Syd at the shop — Turrialba View album →

Q2 ran on people — some joining for the first time, some returning, and some wrapping up chapters that made Wearsos what it is today.