Day 8 – Our first day working on our CAP!

Today we woke up at 7:00 am and had a delicious breakfast cooked by Diego. After breakfast, we headed off to the school of Aquiares where we started our Community Action Project (CAP). For our CAP we are building a small kitchen, a changing room, and a bathroom for...

Day 7: Exploring Conservation

Today we woke up bright and early in order to travel to the San Antonio school so that we could complete a presentation and activity about environmental conservation in Costa Rica. Unfortunately, after an excellent breakfast cooked by Chef Diego, the school had to...

Día 6: Aid and Development

After another morning waking up to the sweet aroma of guava nectar and beautifully patterned butterflies, we enjoyed a day of competitive Family Feud (with a team winning by almost 300 points), getting to relax, and enjoy fan-favorite movies with each other. A long...

Day 5: Environmental Justice and Conservation

  Today, we had the opportunity to learn and understand about environmental justice and the ways in which we can help our planet develop a sustainable lifestyle. This morning, we had the opportunity to speak with each other about environmental laws, the ways we affect...

DÍA 4: Global and Local Businesses

On this beautiful day in Costa Rica, we visited a coffee plantation. We walked around for 2 hours and we were led by our wonderful program coordinator, Memo. We saw this huge tree and some of us got the chance to taste coffee beans straight from the plant. Walking up...