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BLOG POST FOR JULY 5
Wake up time was 6:30 and we quickly met in the rancho for pura vida and breakfast. We played wax museum (for pura vida) and enjoyed some pancakes! Then it was time for our first day of service! The UC (United communities) group worked with Ester, a local who began the UC organization and is constantly helping Costa Rica in many ways. Our mission today was collecting garbage from the road, beach, and park and successfully sorting the trash into four groups. The VerdiAzul group helped at the nearby turtle hatchery! The group worked with one of the volunteers, Olli, to learn about turtles in the region, specifically, leatherback turtles. They dug out holes for the turtles nests inside the hatchery. Stay tuned for a hatching in the near future!
After a hearty lunch of chili we had some nice pool time to catch up and relax. We played cards, made bracelets, and passed the beach ball in the pool. Then it was time for tribes! We got initiated into either the Koyomo or Nimbu tribes! Our tribal activities of the day were banner making and capture the flag. After an intense game, it was time to get ready for dinner and chow circle! Chow circle and dinner were a little rainy but our spirits weren’t compromised. Ice cream and debate kept things lively. Our debate tonight got heated over whether or not a resort should be built in the nearby region. Now we are winding down and getting ready for our next adventure which starts with a 5:30 wake up!
Written by the leaders of the day!
Margaret, Harper, Hunter, Andrea
BLOG POST FOR JULY 6
Today we went on our first adventure day! We woke at 5:45 AM and had delicious empanadas for breakfast on the bus ride there. The bus was ride was two hours and many of us took a nap. When we got there, we went rafting down the Colorado River. It was so fun and many of us flipped our tubes! We got very wet. It took an hour and a half to get down the river and was such a good experience with many drops and unexpected turns. After, we changed to go zip lining (a very quick turn around). We went down 9 zip lines and crossed 14 platforms. Aside from zip lines, there were Tarzan swings, rock climbing, and monkey drops! Some of us even went upside down on the zip lines! After this we were VERY hungry and went to this delicious buffet down the road. We enjoyed the variety of food including fish, rice and beans, rice pudding and amazing pineapple. Next we stopped at the local shops on the way home. We tried many of the local Costa Rican snacks and picked up souvenirs! On the bus ride home from that we enjoyed some karaoke to pass the time.
We then arrive home for CHOW circle accompanied by a gorgeous sunset over the beach. Many cute photos were taken and we discussed the highlights of our eventful day. Then we came back to home base to a delicious pasta dinner and ice cream at the resorts ice cream shop. Next, the leaders of the day lead us in a delayed Pura Vida game where we played heads up seven up. Followed by it was Jorge Time! He explained what we will do tomorrow and the exciting adventures to come! We then ended the night with mentor groups, which included a variety of activities and good conversation. And then we called it a night for an eventful day tomorrow!!!
By Alice, Violet, Raegan, Josie
BLOG POST FOR JULY 7
We woke up at 6:15 to start our amazing day of fun! We ate our breakfast and went to our service activities! VerdiAzul dug up lots of sand, created a great assembly line and swam in the ocean! the UC group painted, constructed, and redecorated a playground, and got to eat fresh costa rican fruit! After we pool chill time for swimming and rest. Soon after we had our dance class where we learned the salsa, reggaeton, Guanacaste and created our own dances!
When we finished we gathered for chow circle where everyone showed their appreciation for GLA and each other, with shoutouts, takeaways, and highlights! For dinner we had Tacos and we voted off the wrong person for Osuga. Then we had Jorge time, then finished the night with mentor groups! Overall great day, Goodnight everyone! Lots of love!!
BLOG POST FOR JULY 8
The first thing we did after getting up today was pura vida. We had so much fun playing four corners before leaving for service. At UC we got to meet a few really sweet kids from the community. We had a great time playing duck duck goose and soccer with them while finishing beautifying the community playground. At Verde Azul we built a big wall by using shovels and we also sewed baskets and got to swim in the ocean. At the goat farm we got to walk around and feed some goats and we milked and drank fresh goat milk. They had an awesome dog at the farm who loved running around! At the end of the night we played Jeopardy between the tribes which was really fun! Nimbu ended up winning and it was a great way to end off the day!
By Cece, Aubrey, Simon, Sheyna
