Posted in Turrialba 7-20-2023 by Serik Temple and Tony Hammond, Leaders of the Day
Dearest Child Producers and Upkeepers, Still alive, sorry. Send money plz. *loudly crying emoji winking emoji (hi moms -Serik & Tony). Just kidding, haha. Still need money. Not sure what everyone else is writing, but we’ll do our best. We woke up, early as...
Posted in Turrialba 7-20-2023 by Tania Barajas and Olivia Lagos, Leaders of the Day
Hola GG Families! The theme for today was Aid and Development where we had two different discussions regarding the topics of sustainable development that we will be using for our community action project. In the first discussion, our two PCs (Project Coordinators),...
Posted in Turrialba 7-20-2023 by Reid Shrifter and Pierson Harris, Leaders of the Day
Hello to all our wonderful, beloved, sweet, caring parents back in Chicago, We were given the opportunity to be the second Leaders of the Day and had one of the best days so far! On the 4th day, we woke up bright and early, like always, ready to “attack the day...
Posted in Turrialba 7-20-2023 by Iris Santiesteban, Kennethia Teal, and Xiadany Tamayo; Leaders of the Day
To our friends and family back in Chicago 🙂 As the first leaders of the group, WE KILLED IT! SORRY YOU ARE NOT HERE WITH US 🙁 Today was a long day… We walked up SO MANY HILLS that got us VERY tired. We first went to visit a coffee farm where we learned a lot...
Posted in Turrialba 7-20-2023 by Kijai Banks and Lola Schaefer, Leaders of the Day
Hey GG Families! Today our theme was Arts and Culture. We visited Cartago, which was once the capital of Costa Rica! We took a walking tour guided by Alvaro. He taught us about the history of the city, the ruins of Santiago Apostle Church, the local open-air market,...
Posted in Turrialba 7-20-2023 by Daniel Cordero and Mila Solano, Program Coordinators
This morning the Glimpsers were excited to start their first day, so we woke them up early to have a delicious Gallo Pinto for breakfast at the Hotel in San José. Then, after approximately 3 hours of travel, we arrived in Santa Rosa of Turrialba, in the Cartago...
Posted in Turrialba 7-20-2023 by Daniel Cordero & Mila Solano, Program Coordinators
Welcome to Costa Rica everyone! We are really excited to receive you here and show you a little bit of this breathtaking country. Our delegation arrived safe and sound at the San Jose airport, with a lot of energy even after those long hours of traveling. After...
