Posted in Heredia 1 7-8-2024 by Aidan and Randy, Leaders of the Day
Day 7: Aid and Development YOOOOOO, was the calling we used today as the Global Glimpse Leaders. Unlike previous days, we remained at homebase and had a relaxing day after our hike yesterday. Our first item on the agenda was the 2nd CAP seminar. After that meeting,...
Posted in Heredia 1 7-8-2024 by Kai & Yolenis, Leaders of the Day
Today our Glimpers were able to experience a slightly different adventure by going on a 5-kilometer hike. We started off our day bright and early with some breakfast and a fun mental warm-up of M.A.F.I.A. We then made our way to Hacienda La Chimba, where we would...
Posted in Heredia 1 7-8-2024 by Natasha & Ariel, Leaders of the Day
Today was a very eye-opening day meeting the local elders at a community center/nursing home in the town of San Isidro. We left the bus and began by participating in a Zumba class with them. We were all a little nervous at first, but eventually, everyone started to...
Posted in Heredia 1 7-8-2024 by Evan and Ryan, Leaders of the Day
Today, we visited the heart of Costa Rica, the Coffee Farm! Our tour guide Reynaldo showed us how Costa Rica was built on coffee and how they processed beans into the everyday coffee that we drink. Once we entered the coffee farm, we were greeted by the gentle oxen,...
Posted in Heredia 1 7-8-2024 by Hunter and Kara, Global Glimpse Leaders
We had a great day today exploring the history and culture of Costa Rica. We took a tour of Costa Rica’s capital, San Jose with our lovely guide Glorianna. We stopped at the outside of the Museum of Costa Rica, which we learned used to be a military barracks...
Posted in Heredia 1 7-8-2024 by Erika, Paul, and Dianna, Program Coordinators
We started our official first full day in Costa Rica!!!!!!!!! All of our glimpses headed to breakfast and immediately we started doing some icebreakers to get to know each other better + have some extra energy to start our day!!!! We continued the day with our culture...
Posted in Heredia 1 7-8-2024 by Erika, Dianna, and Paul, Program Coordinators
Today our global glimpsers finally arrived in Costa Rica!!!! With a lot of energy, we welcomed them to the country and headed for a nice lunch at a local restaurant. They all loved the rice, beans, chicken, and cannelloni we had! We headed to the base house and gave...
