Posted in Turrialba 8-10-2022 by Glimpser
Hello everyone! Today we woke up at 8:00 to the sound of banging pots and pans. At 8:30, Diego cooked us an appetizing breakfast of pancakes, eggs, and ham. Post breakfast, the group proceeded to pack their bags for their early flight the next day. A few of the...
Posted in Turrialba 8-10-2022 by Samara Smith, Global Education Alumni Intern
Hello family and friends of the T1D Global Glimpse delegation, We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers, so we thought we would share the new return flight information so you know when and where to pick them up from the airport: Students are expected to arrive at...
Posted in Turrialba 8-10-2022 by Tanya Jaffe, Glimpser
Hello everyone! Today we woke up at 7:30 to a very energetic knock. Diego cooked us a delicious breakfast of gallo pinto, eggs, bread, and sour cream. We left a few minutes late at 8:54 to go meet with our adopted families for the day. We were in four groups. ...
Posted in Turrialba 8-10-2022 by Kailee Ortiz and Josketty Liz, Glimpsers
Kailee – Day 11 has come surprisingly fast, this incredible experience is soon coming to a close. After three hard working days at the Aquiares School, we enjoyed a day of exploration and bliss at the local river, Río Jesús María. Today we were supposed to wake...
Posted in Turrialba 8-10-2022 by Grace Steiner and Caroline Ferreira, Glimpsers
Pura Vida! This morning our glimpsers were woken up by very heavy pounding on the door by yours truly but with a positive affirmation of “Good morning beautiful, the earth says hello!” Diego prepared a variety of foods for breakfast such as omelets, french...
Posted in Turrialba 8-10-2022 by Fayah Tornij and Anna Wheeler, Glimpsers
After a lovely wake up to Anna singing “Do you wanna build a snowman”, and yet another delicious breakfast from Diego, we got ready for another day of hard work at the Aquiares school. Today was a continuation of the work we did yesterday. It consisted of...
Posted in Turrialba 8-10-2022 by Rowan Badillo & Joseina Breton, Glimpsers
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...
