Posted in Turrialba 8-10-2022 by Reece Davidoff and William Siudzinski, Glimpsers
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...
Posted in Turrialba 8-10-2022 by Emily Copeland and Myeisa Barnhill, Glimpsers
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...
Posted in Turrialba 8-10-2022 by Rochelle Victoriano & Tatiana Viera, Glimpsers
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...
Posted in Turrialba 8-10-2022 by Misty Cuatzo, Stephanie Bozzano & Jennifer Leal-Velez, Glimpsers
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...
Posted in Turrialba 8-10-2022 by Zivon Hunter, Global Glimpse Leader
Today we visited Cartago, Costa Rica. Our day started bright and early at 6:30am. Even though we wanted to sleep in our beds longer, we pushed through with good music and positive vibes. Our bus driver, Wilson drove us safely around Cartago town. Tatiana and Rochelle...
Posted in Turrialba 8-10-2022 by Memo Sánchez, Program Coordinator
Today we had our orientation seminar in the morning. It lasted a couple of hours but we managed to make it fun and engaging and we all had a great time! After the seminar, some of us went on a little tour of the very small town of Aquiares – we got to see a little bit...
Posted in Turrialba 8-10-2022 by Alfonsina Jimenez, Global Glimpse Leader
At Newark airport at 5:20am. We went through security without any issues, boarded our plane and arrived safely in Costa Rica. We have arrived in Costa Rica. Before boarding the bus that would take us to our lunch at La Casona de Laly in San Jose, we watched our bus...
