The following post features student writing. ¡Hola amigos! On Wednesday we all left our hearts behind in Biolley after our final goodbyes along with the end of our despedida party. Many of us became emotional over the departure, making the bus ride to La Cusinga very…
The following post features student writing. I don’t know any puns that involve despedidas, or goodbyes. Sorry folks, I’m slacking. Today we were awoken by a somewhat irritated Alia. That was because I (Alex) didn’t fulfill my duties as daily leader, because I had overslept by…
The following post features student writing. Hola hola hola! This morning we were woken by the warmth of Cierra (our leader of the day) at 6:30. For breakfast Gretel made us pancakes with the help of Charlie and Ally. Some of us finished painting the…
¡Buenos dias! For many of us, when we are back in our respective homelands, Sunday is a day of rest. Not so here, or at least not today. With the end of our stay in Biolley now sadly within sight, we are scrambling to get…
The following post features student writing. Heyo everybody! Today we had pancakes for breakfast. Then we got to work. Half the squad made trenches to better protect the buildings from floods. It was very difficult. Meanwhile, the other half of the squad got to clean…
The following post features student writing. Hello, family and friends! Today was a pretty calm and peaceful day except for some storms in the afternoon. Our day started with a breakfast of rice and beans, yucca frita, and sausage. After breakfast, we started work. We…
The following post features student writing. ¡Hola amigos! Today we woke up and quickly gathered our bags and ate breakfast at the hotel. We had the option of pancakes, a typical Tico breakfast of rice and beans with toast, or eggs. Then we were brought…
The following post features student writing. ¡Hola amigos! Yesterday, after a long bus ride, we arrived at our second excursion destination, Manual Antonio. Once we arrived at Hotel Mandarina we decided to grab a quick lunch at the cute little cafe next door called Cafe…
The following post features student writing. ¡Hola! Today consisted of digging more holes and working with Miguel. First we started with empanadas with cheese and beans to boost our attitude for the day ahead of us. After that, we went hard on Mother Earth, digging…
The following post features student writing. Hola familias y amigos, We woke up this morning to the sound of Eric spitting out random facts about music, history, and anything else he thought would bother us to the point of waking up (it worked!). Vera prepared…