Posted in Turrialba 2 6-10-2024 by Brandon and Aiden, Leaders of the Day
Today was our first day of community service at Eslabon School. We sanded and cleaned the walls of two classrooms to prepare for our main goal, to paint the walls. With only twenty students, we were able to successfully accomplish the preparation needed to proceed...
Posted in Turrialba 2 6-10-2024 by Lizzie, Miranda
Hello Families, This is Lizzie and Miranda!! Today we went to visit and spend time with local Costa Rican families. We learned how to cook empanadas and tortillas from Costa Rica (made fairly different from what we are used to). We also were able to speak with the...
Posted in Turrialba 2 6-10-2024 by Tenzin and Clayton, Leaders of the Day
Today our theme was environmental justice. We “global-ed” every room in the morning for a “glimpse”. We started the morning with breakfast followed by an icebreaker. Our Glimpsers prepared for our upcoming CAP project with a seminar involving a...
Posted in Turrialba 2 6-10-2024 by Aritzy, Bridgett and Zaire, Leaders of the Day
Today was an adventurous day full of ups and downs. Literally, as we went on an early morning hike to Las Trillizas. After a 30-minute hike through the rainforest, we were finally able to see and hear the true beauty of nature, 3 beautiful waterfalls that felt...
Posted in Turrialba 2 6-10-2024 by Aldo and Ren-Kuan, Leaders of the Day
Today was full of many long-lasting memories that one will never be able to recreate again in their life. Ren-Kuan and myself were faced with a full day taking out the other students on a hike to this vastly rich mountain filled with trees, plants, flowers, animals,...
Posted in Turrialba 2 6-10-2024 by Ella Leal
June 15, 2024 Today we watched a documentary called, “Kiss The Ground”, which talked about the effects of deforestation and how the soil is being polluted with man-made chemicals. This documentary gave us a broader knowledge about conservation and helped...
Posted in Turrialba 2 6-10-2024 by Yedige Smagulov, Emanuel Ordaz Rodriguez - Student Leaders of the Day
Friends and families of T2A Glimpsers – sorry you weren’t seeing the last few blogs from your group. Due to a small technical glitch (now fixed) they were being posted in another blog category. Please enjoy their last two blogs and expect to be seeing trip...