¡Hola familia! Today started off like any normal day. We woke up at 6:30 and ate eggs and rice and beans for breakfast. Instead of going to work, we went on a hike through La Parque Internacional de La Amistad. After a 30-minute ride, we…
The following post features student writing. Buenos días señores/señoras, As everyone’s favorite cartoon dog, Snoopy (of course), once wrote, “It was a dark and stormy night.” That pretty much sums up most of the day, despite the fact that it wasn’t night most of the…
The following post features student writing. Hola from Carlito and Julia! Today we woke up at 6:30 and had eggs, sausages, and rice for breakfast before starting a long day of painting. We painted the ramps, the downstairs general area, and the inside of the…
Hello again, We the leaders are back to blog for one more night, giving the students a rest from the weighty responsibility of writing. Tomorrow, we promise you will be back to hearing student voices and not our boring ones. If there was any question…
¡Hola a todos! Today was action-packed. We woke up early and bid a sad goodbye to our brief, wonderful encounter with real beds. It’ll be back to the sleeping pads of Biolley tonight! We drowsily munched on our first breakfast of gallo pinto, eggs, and…
The following post features student writing. Greetings from Hacienda Baru! We started our morning with a great breakfast at our hotel consisting of pineapples, watermelon, eggs, toast, and rice. I think that the group was very satisfied with the meal because, by the end, everyone had…
The following post features student writing. ¡Hola amigos! Today was the start to our first excursion to Hacienda Barú, an ecolodge and wildlife refuge. Because of the trip, we were able to sleep slightly later this morning and then left Biolley and drove through the…
The following post features student writing. ¡Hola familias! After many hard days of work, we were #blessed with an extra hour of sleep this morning (shoutout to Savvy’s 17th Birthday!). Laura had prepared us some delicious eggs and beans for breakfast. After everyone was done…
The following post features student writing. ¡Hola amigos! We started today more excited than usual, what with it being the first day without sanding and all. Laura prepared us a beautiful breakfast of omelets, toast, and café. The morning was already off to a good…
The following post features student writing. Pura vida from Alex and Sophia! It’s finally over. Today was officially our last day of sanding, but it was a long journey to get there. We started our day with a delicious breakfast consisting of empanadas de frijoles and…