Lance Oliver
Freelance writer, editor and translator
Welcome to coffeericeandbeans.com, my corner of the web.
I am a full-time freelance writer, editor, and translator with prior experience in the news media and with a national, non-profit membership association. Since 2001, I have specialized in writing for the motorcycle media on a wide range of topics, including industry trends, legislative and safety issues, travel stories, and product evaluations.
Currently, I am managing editor of written content at Common Tread, the Comoto media brand. Comoto is the parent company of RevZilla, J&P Cycles, Cycle Gear, REVER, and Common Tread, making it the largest motorcycle gear company in the United States. In 2014, RevZilla contracted me to create an online magazine. Starting from zero, we have achieved an average of nearly one million monthly unique page views and have earned a reputation as an important player among U.S. motorcycle media by focusing on quality over quantity and building a loyal and engaged audience rather than chasing empty clicks. More recently, the Common Tread brand has been extended to J&P Cycles and further expansion is planned.
In addition to my hundreds of articles posted at RevZilla, you can see more of my motorcycle-related work at my personal motorcycle blog, The Ride So Far, along with information about my book of the same title, published by Whitehorse Press.
As a translator, my past clients include the Puerto Rican Endowment for the Humanities and Banco Popular, the largest bank in Puerto Rico, which also has branches in five states and the U.S. Virgin Islands, among other clients. I have additional experience editing materials on investing and finance for clients such as Argus Research, an independent research firm covering Wall Street. At the other end of the spectrum, I've taught English as a volunteer in a rural high school in Costa Rica as part of the WorldTeach program.
About this site and contact information for Lance Oliver
If you would like to contact me, please send an e-mail to "LKO" (my initials) at this web domain.
The photos in the slide show above were all taken by me and are some of my favorites.
And finally, why coffeericeandbeans? It comes from a saying I learned in my time living in rural Costa Rica:
For breakfast I have coffee, rice, and beans. For lunch, I have rice, beans, and coffee. For dinner, I have beans, rice, and coffee. That way I never get bored.
Our satisfaction with what we have in life often depends less on what we have, and more on how we see it. One example of the uncomplicated wisdom of the people of Costa Rica.
Plus, I happen to like coffee, rice, and beans.
Thanks for stopping by.
