Spanish Trip – June 26
After classes this morning we made our way down to Tamarindo beach, one of the best in Costa Rica for surfing. Hans, Josh, and Rachel were the brave ones to try out the surfing. We had a great time riding … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Spanish Trip – June 25
Flamingo is beautiful, yet very hot. Students arrived to campus today for their morning classes and to meet their new professors. The Flamingo campus is very nice as well and luckily the classrooms are air conditioned. After classes we went … Continue reading →
Spanish Trip – June 23/24
Sadly, today we left Monteverde. We took off this morning to Arenal for the weekend to relax and take a break from classes. We stopped for lunch before getting to Arenal. We took a nature hike and saw some interesting … Continue reading →
Spanish Trip – June 22
Today is canopy day!! Students have been super excited (and a little nervous and scared) to go zip-lining! We meet up with our group at our usual meeting spot early this morning. We got to Extremo Canopy and started putting … Continue reading →
Spanish Trip – June 21
This morning our group did some volunteering at a nearby farm. Our guide told us all about the farm and their many uses of the land. We then bagged up some fertilizer and went out the coffee fields to level … Continue reading →
Spanish Trip – June 20
Every Wednesday students have time in the mornings to journal about their experience in a new culture. I have included some of Maddie and Juliana’s journal entries from this week. Maddie – “Class was long today, but helpful. It was … Continue reading →
Spanish Trip – June 19
Today we woke up super early to go visit a Cloud Forest by Santa Elena. These rare forests are in tropical mountainous environments and usually have a pretty consistent cover of clouds. Students learned about the different trees and wildlife … Continue reading →
Spanish Trip – June 18
Monteverde is a very beautiful place. It’s filled with cloud forests, birds and monkeys in the trees, hilly roads and coffee plantations, and friendly locals. Students met at our new meeting point near Santa Elena to go for a scavenger … Continue reading →
Spanish Trip – June 17
Today was a day of travel. Students said goodbye to their host-families in Heredia as we packed up the bus to go to Monteverde. The ride got a bit bumpy as we made our way up, but the views were … Continue reading →
Spanish Trip – June 16
Today I took our group into San Jose to explore the city a bit more. We rode the public bus from our home in San Joaquin into the city. We first went to a souvenir market we had seen before … Continue reading →
Spanish Trip – June 15
This morning students got a chance to learn some basic steps of popular dances in Costa Rica. This included Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, and Cumbia. In our free time I have been teaching them what’s called “La Rueda Cubana” which is … Continue reading →
Spanish Trip – June 14
Students have very much enjoyed the CPI campus in Heredia. Between classes and other activities, they’ve enjoyed the patio area where they can sip coffee and work on journals/homework. Often on break many find their way to the ping pong … Continue reading →
Spanish Trip – June 13
Every Wednesday students have time in the mornings to journal about their experience in a new culture. I have included some of Ali and Rachel’s journal entries from this week. Ali- “In Costa Rica, or at least in my family, … Continue reading →
Spanish Trip – June 12
We met up early this morning to try our luck in seeing the Poas Volcano. The ride up to Poas is a long one but we were lucky to see a few pretty cool things before being surrounded in clouds. … Continue reading →
Spanish Trip – June 11
In the morning students’ families helped them walk to our meeting point in San Joaquin de Flores. We boarded a public bus to downtown Heredia for a walking tour of the city. Our tour guide, Javier, showed us some of … Continue reading →
Spanish Trip – June 10
Today students got a chance to sleep in a bit before breakfast. Breakfast included gallo pinto, eggs, toast, fresh pineapple and watermelon. Oh, and coffee! After breakfast we boarded the bus to go to Cafe Britt for a coffee tour. … Continue reading →
Spanish Trip – June 9
During our first night, students heard many things ranging from dogs to birds to a woodpecker and a rooster. Today we saw San Jose for the first time. Our group leader for the day, Javier, took us first to the … Continue reading →
Spanish Trip – June 8
Our adventures began very early this morning. Ms. Kari Wildman drove us to Chicago at 3am from Goshen. Our flight to Costa Rica made a stop in Miami where students got a chance to eat their last American … Continue reading →
Spanish Trip – Departure Info
The bus to O’hare will leave depart from the circle drive in front of GHS on Friday, June 8, 2012 at 3:00 AM. Please be there by 2:45 so we can load up everything. Remember to bring all of your … Continue reading →