Each year for the past 5 years, the GCS music faculty has worked together to present a “Benefit Recital” for the public and our students. The funds generated from this recital go directly to student scholarships. This year the recital … Continue reading →
Sorry for the lack of updates, we’ve had some internet trouble. Every Wednesday students have time in the mornings to journal about their experience in a new culture. I have included some of Luke’s journal entry from this week. “This … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →