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Leadership and Learning: Community Action Project Day 1!

Leadership and Learning: Community Action Project Day 1!

Helloooo!!!!!!!  Aidan and Elizabeth here! The wake-up call today was at 7 am, but we got up at 6:45 am. Actually, Elizabeth got up at 6:00 am. Aidan’s alarm was set for 6:45 pm (Elizabeth had to wake up Aidan) LOL. After organizing the group for breakfast, we left for Martiniano Guerrero Freire School at ... READ MORE


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Global Business Day

¡Pura Vida from Costa Rica!! Heyy… Today we learned about 2 major local businesses in Costa Rica. We kicked off our day by doing our wake-up calls at 8:00 am. After we got ready, we headed to breakfast at 8:30 am. Today, we had delicious rice and beans with fresh fruit and an amazing blackberry juice. After we finished eating and thanking... READ MORE

Final Reflection!!

Hello everyone! Today was our final day in Costa Rica, which means it was a bittersweet experience for all. We started the day by enjoying our last breakfast at the base house, made by Diego and Emilia. Instead of having our usual mental warmup today, we participated in a final reflection. This moment was very heartfelt and allowed us to be... READ MORE

EDUCATION DAY!!

Bonjour, or whenever you’re reading this. This is Rebecca, one of the new LDDs (Leaders of the Day) speaking. Today was education day, and no, we did not go to a school; we actually planted trees today. To start the day we woke up at 6:30 am to wake everyone else at 7:15 am. After a slow morning, we rushed everyone out to breakfast at Roma... READ MORE

Project Completed: CAP Day 3

DAY 12!!!! Today we finished our CAP (Community Action Project)!! We (the LDDs/Leaders of the Day) woke up bright and early today in order to get the other Glimpsers awake and ready for transport to the CAP worksite. We went into the workday knowing that there was a possibility of finishing early, and our expectations were gladly met. On... READ MORE