Costa RicaProvincia de San JoséPlaya9°50’24” N 84°10’40” W
28. december 2023, Costa Rica ⋅ 🌧 68 °F
Students are engaged in cooking competition to make the best pico de gallo and guacamole. We bought ingredients in the beautiful central market and now they are working hard to see what they can comeLæs mere
Costa RicaProvincia de San JoséPlaya9°50’25” N 84°10’41” W
28. december 2023, Costa Rica ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
The bugs are big here in the forest.
Costa RicaProvincia de San JoséPlaya9°50’25” N 84°10’40” W
28. december 2023, Costa Rica ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
Students are making fried green plantains which are delicious when salted and served with guacamole. They've done an excellent job trying new foods and volunteering.
Costa RicaProvincia de San JoséPlaya9°50’35” N 84°10’26” W
29. december 2023, Costa Rica ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Our first activity today is a visit to a coffee farm. But it is far up the mountain. Along the way students see examples of the illegal deforestation to grow coffee.
Costa RicaProvincia de San JoséPlaya9°50’33” N 84°10’26” W
29. december 2023, Costa Rica ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
The coffee farm is stunning and the views are fantastic. The picture of deforestation is not the farm we are on. But you can see the line of deforestation clearly.
Costa RicaProvincia de San JoséPlaya9°50’33” N 84°10’26” W
29. december 2023, Costa Rica ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Students have been assigned to rows of coffee plants and their job is to pick only the ripest coffee cherries. After 30 minutes of coffee harvesting, they will look at their cups of coffee quiteLæs mere
Costa RicaProvincia de San JoséPlaya9°50’24” N 84°10’40” W
29. december 2023, Costa Rica ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Students are spending the rainy afternoon working on homework. In small group they are reflecting on what is involved in building an economy with a thriving tourism sector and what challenges thereLæs mere
Costa RicaProvincia de San JoséPlaya9°50’21” N 84°11’2” W
29. december 2023, Costa Rica ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Students visited the home of a local family who has a Pizza project. Today students are making their own dinner in this beautiful homemade pizza oven.
Costa RicaProvincia de San JoséPlaya9°50’24” N 84°10’40” W
29. december 2023, Costa Rica ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
Students are hard at work learning the Salsa, Bachata, and most likely we will add the Cumbia or a Costa Rican dance. They are very good sports.
Costa RicaProvincia de San JoséPlaya9°50’24” N 84°10’40” W
29. december 2023, Costa Rica ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
When it rains and you cannot have a bonfire, you improvise with the four burner gas stove to make S'mores. This German student ate something like 10. Glad we could bring him all the way to Costa RicaLæs mere
