Posted in Turrialba 7-25-2022 by Natalie Gaylord and Juan Carlos Yboa, Glimpsers
We (Natalie and J.C.) woke everyone up with a pleasant wake-up call including the date (Sunday, July 31), time (7:30 am), and weather status (rainy). To begin the day, we enjoyed a nutritious breakfast of ham and bean quesadillas, eggs, yogurt, granola, cereal, fruit,...
Posted in Turrialba 7-25-2022 by Yesenia Palma Cortez and Adhvika Parashuram
We started our first weekend in Costa Rica at 7 AM, a little homesick but still enthusiastic enough to spend the day with the local community. After breakfast, we walked down the street to the local town houses and got divided into small groups of 4/5 students. Each...
Posted in Turrialba 7-25-2022 by Edgar G. and Grace M., Glimpsers
We started Friday fun day bright and early at 5 am – half of the glimpsers decided to watch the sunrise and others got some exercise in by running a few miles. After breakfast, we left for a beautiful nearby river. On the way there, we all stopped at the store...
Posted in Turrialba 7-25-2022 by Roy Tai and Nina Lopes, Glimpsers
Today we went to visit two local businesses – a coffee plantation and a dairy farm. We woke up at about 6:20 (an hour early because Roy mixed his times up!). We started waking people up at 7:30 by playing the cup song on their doors. After breakfast, we walked...
Posted in Turrialba 7-25-2022 by Ben Nathan, Global Glimpse Leader (GGL)
Today was our first full day of activities that didn’t center around travel. We got a chance to go to the nearby town of Cartago and learn about the history of the region and country. Before we did that though, we had a fantastic breakfast of eggs, pancakes, and...
Posted in Turrialba 7-25-2022 by Memo`, GGL
Today we started early in the morning, we had a very nice breakfast, we loaded the bus and then we head to Aquiares, the small coffee community where will live for the next 2 weeks. After a while, we left behind San Jose, the capital, we drove through...
Posted in Turrialba 7-25-2022 by Ben Nathan, Global Glimpse Leader
Hey Glimpsers and Parents (and anyone else reading this)! I’m Ben Nathan, one of the leaders for the trip. I lived in the South (Florida, Kentucky, Georgia) for the first 24 years of my life, but have been in the bay for the last 16 years. I taught at Oakland...
