2010 Costa Rica Immersion C

July 25th, 2010 | 2010 Costa Rica Immersion C, Blog

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Hola Parents and Friends,

The students have been truly enjoying their time here in Buena Vista. On Friday the 23^rd they got together to write the blog below which sums up their service project experience nicely. We are half way through our journey and it has been very rewarding for us to watch how hard the students are working and how well they are immersing themselves in Costa Rican culture! Enjoy their blog entry!

Best,

Heidi and Jadi

July 23^rd, 2010

This weekend we celebrated our two week “halfway point” ! It’s crazy to think that half of our time here is finished. Yet, we have two amazing weeks ahead of us. We last left off in our blog having just arrived at our home stay in Buena Vista. After an awkward first night with our families, we woke up to a full day of work. Through working, playing soccer, and spending time with our host families, everyone seems to be nicely adjusted to the tico lifestyle. For the past week, we have been mixing cement and laying out our sidewalk. In the past few days, we have also begun construction on the base for the two new walls in the Police Station. Although work days have been hard, we have been able to take well deserved breaks. This past Sunday, we visited a local zoo in a nearby town and enjoyed the rest of the afternoon hanging out in natural pools and hot tubs at a nice hotel. We drove back to Buena Vista that night, exhausted yet thoroughly rested. This Wednesday and Thursday, we took an overnight trip to La Fortuna. There we took the afternoon to shop about town and chill poolside. For dinner and the rest of the evening, we went to Baldi Hotel and Hot Springs. It was so incredible. Each pool had its own unique temperature and feel. Don’t even get us started on those waterslides ! We slept easy at our hotel, Monte Real, and awoke the next morning to a hot day in La Fortuna and a delicious breakfast at the hotel’s restaurant. Nothing compared to that amazing fruit plate… but Gallo Pinto ? Of course ! No one could resist. After a relaxing morning we piled in the bus to drive a quick ten minutes to a secluded river area complete with a rope swing. The more daring in the group took the plunge, and the crazy few managed to complete some tricks off the rope. At around 3 in the afternoon, we drove back to Buena Vista… but were we tired ? No ! There’s always more energy for a spontaneous kick ball game ! All in all, we have worked hard, played hard, and flopped into bed at the end of each day with smiles on our faces. PURA VIDA !