A quick reflection from Isaac, one of our Peru leaders for this summer: The mist of the atmosphere settles lightly upon Windsor Mountain as we begin our orientation  and set out for an adventurous summer.  With spirits high and excitement shared among the leaders coming from many different walks of life, we have been exchanging ideas, having […]
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Check out our 2015 Leadership Team: BELIZE  Alexandra Schiffrin B.S. Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University, with  Distinction; J.D., University of Michigan Law School.  Studied and volunteered in Buenos  Aires, Argentina.  Taught English in Gondar, Ethiopia for six months. Traveled to Spain,  Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Panama, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay. Also traveled in Europe,  the
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GR Costa Rica is wrapping up their semester. Here are some anecdotes from their final weeks in the host community. Fun Happenings On our last full weekend in San Antonio, there was an event in the community on Saturday to raise funds for the church. There were back-to-back soccer games for the little kids and also
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For our final weekend excursion in Costa Rica, we decided to stay a bit closer to home and get to know the other side of the General River valley, the side that goes up towards Cerro Chirrpó. Chirripó is the tallest mountain in Costa Rica at nearly 12,500 feet! At its foot is the small town
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Global Routes Costa Rica just got back from a weeklong mid-program break in western Panama. They visited the beach town of Santa Catalina and the island of Coiba just off-shore, which is a natural paradise for wildlife, both above and below the water. Here is an alphabetic narrative of their journey there: A is for Aquamarine.
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