Costa Rica 7/3/12

The owner of the hotel during orientation sent us the following photos. Enjoy!

Although summer Saturdays are typically spent lounging in the land ofteenage slumber, our cohort was up and at the worksite by 8 am – Wehad a project to finish!  After a brief morning meeting, we splitwithout hesitation to our various tasks: one group grabbed primer,brushes and rollers to start painting the freshly constructed restroomfacility; another

Today is day 8 in our wonderful host community of San Salvador de Baru.  The group has been working hard plugging away at our project.  The cinderblock walls of the bathrooms are complete, cement plastered over them, roof in progress and cement being poured today for the floors.  Due to the fast pace of the

A more complete blog post should be coming shortly (we’re working on pictures!) but I wanted to pass along a quick update from San Salador de Baru: The project is coming along well with 10 layers of cement in place!  Several students are also working to design creative signs marking the toilet facilities.  The group

In the predawn light, a cluster of backpacks and suitcases steadily grew in the JFK Airport.  Anticipation, expectation, trepidation and excitement mingled in a flow of introductions and farewells… Parents said their final goodbyes and we set off for Costa Rica; eagerly exchanging greetings… The plane descended through the clouds revealing azul waters and pointed peaks of green – Costa