Costa RicaProvincia de San JoséBarbacoasPiedades9°51’41” N 84°21’53” W
3 januari 2019, Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Learning about coffee farming at Dona Rosa coffee farm. Students picked coffee, roasted it, grounded it, and enjoyed the beautiful environment.
Costa RicaProvincia de PuntarenasMonte Verde10°19’3” N 84°49’25” W 3 januari 2019, Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Salsa. Meringue. Bachata. Cumbia. These are the Latin dances your students now know. Dancing with the local students was a great time. Hopefully some of the videos load.
Costa RicaProvincia de PuntarenasMonte Verde10°19’4” N 84°49’25” W
3 januari 2019, Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
We had a student celebrating her 20th birthday. So in typical Latino style, I bought 4 cakes and fed everyone in the lodge. Happy birthday Jessica.
Costa RicaProvincia de PuntarenasMonte Verde10°19’3” N 84°49’25” W 3 januari 2019, Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Check it out...good job Longwood.
Costa RicaProvincia de PuntarenasMonte Verde10°19’3” N 84°49’25” W
4 januari 2019, Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
We visited a farm owned by my friend Sergio’s family. It is such a special place, and as you can see from the pictures, it is stunning. We enjoyed a traditional campesino breakfast like whatLäs mer
Costa RicaProvincia de PuntarenasMonte Verde10°19’4” N 84°49’25” W
4 januari 2019, Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
This afternoon was spent on horseback as we toured the incredible mountains of Monteverde. We arrived at the peak just in time for sunset.
Costa RicaProvincia de PuntarenasMonte Verde10°19’3” N 84°49’24” W
5 januari 2019, Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
We spent the morning learning about cloud forest ecosystems in Santa Elena Preserve. This area is protected thanks to donations from outside of Costa Rica. You see us in our ponchos because of theLäs mer
Costa RicaProvincia de PuntarenasMonte Verde10°19’3” N 84°49’25” W
5 januari 2019, Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Students are finishing up the largest zip line canopy tour in Central America. There are something like 16 segments with a walk in between. In total, the trek is for about 3 hours and there is lightLäs mer
Costa RicaProvincia de PuntarenasMonte Verde10°19’3” N 84°49’25” W
5 januari 2019, Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
The area we are in was founded by Quakers who were looking to leave the USA during the Korean War...and save their kids from the draft. Now, it is a destination for ecotourism, especially adventureLäs mer
Costa RicaProvincia de PuntarenasMonte Verde10°19’3” N 84°49’25” W
5 januari 2019, Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
We have tried just about every exotic fruit here...mango, green mango, guava, water apple, passion fruit, papaya, etc. Here you see Longwood ladies next to an unusually short papaya tree.
Resenär Sounds like fun!!!
Resenär Love it!