On the deck of the animal rescue Written by Sofia & Phoebe Dear Friends and Family, Since we last updated you, a lot has happened. As a group, we all visited an animal shelter and got to interact and learn about the puppies and kittens, while we enjoyed our snow cones. Later that day we all […]
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Written by Sevi & Violeta Hola Familias! This week was a blast! Since our arrival in Pueblo Nuevo, we have experienced many new traditions. We have had common Costa Rican foods mainly consisting of gallo pinto, plaintains, and fresh fruit and vegetables picked off the trees in our own backyards. In the mornings, we helped construct
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Written by Olivia & Elyse Hi Friends and Family! So much has happened in our short but busy week here in Costa Rica! Upon our arrival at San Jose Airport, we hopped in the van and headed to our first stay, the Mirador Hotel. We woke up to a delicious breakfast and started our off-road four
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Written by Anya & Petra Hola por última vez desde Costa Rica! Our trip has come to an end, but the fun certainly hasn’t. Throughout our last week in the community, we finished helping out by cleaning up and completing our center murals. After that, the only thing left to do was have fun and celebrate
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Written by Zoe DeMichele and Jesse Sultan Hola! At the end of the last blog, we had just arrived in Pueblo Nuevo and met our new families. Moments later, we got to work. Our work of painting tires, digging holes for the fences, and mixing concrete has beautified the Pueblo Nuevo futból field. But the real
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