Recent posts from: Turrialba 2 7-17-2024


Day 9: CAP Project Day 2


Hello everyone, it’s the LDDs (Leaders of the Day) Leanette and Mackenzie! Today was another successful day on our CAP project. Before we began working, we had to wake up early in the morning at the usual 6 AM and eat pancakes for breakfast at 7 AM. For our...

Day 8: CAP Project Day 1!!!


Hi everyone, it’s the LDDs (Leaders of the Day) Addison, Anaya, and Justas!! Today was a great day. We woke up bright and early at 6 AM to wake everyone up for breakfast at 7:00 AM so that they could be energized for the great day ahead! After breakfast, we played...

Day 7: Fun Day!


Hey y’all! It’s Josephine and Sergio. Today was Day 7, so we are officially halfway through the trip! The day started off gloomy with lots of rain but no water in our accommodation (which was later fixed). Breakfast was rice and beans, egg, sausage, and toast. Then...

Day 6: Aid and Development


Today was Day 6: Aid and Development. Evan and I woke up at 6 to wake everybody else around 7 to eat breakfast, which was crépes with eggs and beans. We had our mental warm-up at 9, where we played 2 games, the first called “Zip-Zap-Zop,” followed by another group...

Day 5: Community Day!!!


Hey guys!! We apologize for the late blog post, but after the full day we had yesterday it was decided to write this update this morning instead. Yesterday morning some of us started off our day bird watching from 4-6am. We found some toucans and Costa Rican...

Environmental Justice Day #4


Hey guys, it’s Theo and Sophia’s blog! Being the leaders of the day, Sophia and I were tasked with waking up at 7:30 and knocking on all of everyone else’s doors for a wake-up call. After we got everyone up, we rounded everyone together and enjoyed a strawberry...

Day 3: History and Culture


Can’t believe day 3 has passed and what a day it was! We started our day bright and early (6:30 am wake-up call) with the sounds of birds chirping and Vince’s knocks on everyone’s doors (some people may have been slightly startled haha). Breakfast was served and we...