Day 1: February 13, 2025
After hours of travel and some flights delay we landed en el país de la Pura Vida, the fresh air and blue sky greeted us. Right after a meal we visited the spanish school for the first time and meet our host families. They were waiting for us with a smile in their faces and so excited to see us, with their arms open they gave us a very tight hug then we went to our new home in Costa Rica. ¡Que la aventura comience!
Day 2: February 14, 2025
¡Today we unlocked a new part of the map and its name is Heredia the city of flowers! After exploring for a while we ran on a local fair leaded by the local women of the community, it was amazing seeing so many had made art and food. In the afternoon we took our first Spanish class, aprendimos mucho. We ended the day with some latin music and dance running through our body. ¡A bailar! Salsa, merengue, bachata and swing criollo were some of the styles of dances we learned.
Day 3: February 15, 2025
First day of volunteering at an animal recue center, we were asigned different taskssuch as cleaning, feeding and building some of the areas of the refugee. We saw a lot of amazing animals over there. ¡Vimos cocodrilos y monos! In the afternoon we spend some time at the mall where we did some dynamics to practice our Spanish
Day 4: February 16, 2025
We took a short walk around San José, where we learned about the country's history and culture. ¡Muy interesante! We visited the National Theater of Costa Rica, we were amazed by the decorations and stucture. After this amazing tour we attended a first-division soccer match an the local town, the energy of everyone supporting their teams was incredible!
Day 5: February 17, 2025
Today we had a guided tour of the national park, the gudes shared their knowledge of the area with us. ¡So many intresting information! We saw many amazing animals including birds, sloths, monkeys, and deers, all in their natural habitat. ¡Que tiernos! After the tour, we spent the rest of the day enjoying the beach. ¡Todos al agua!
Day 6: February 18, 2025
We visited a public school in Heredia, where we rebuild some desks for the students. ¡Manos a la obra! We also cleaned areas such as the playground and the vegetable garden. After a busy morning and a delicious lunch, we had Spanish classes and had fun playing soccer.
Day 7: February 19, 2025
¡Un nuevo día! The group woke up eager to continue their work at the public school, we were very happy that our efforts were making a difference. All that work made everybody hungry so we enjoyed a nice lunch and headed to our spanish classes to continue to learn many new vocabulary.
Day 8: February 20, 2025
The group woke up early today, a very exiting adventure at La Paz exploring all the waterfalls and spotting all the amazing animals. ¡El agua estaba fría! Definitely a must do activity in Costa Rica.
Thank you for comming. We are very happy you enjoyed your trip and we will be waiting for you when you come back ¡Pura vida!