It was so hard to get out of bed this morning, but the waves awaited. Walking down to the surf shop, my stomach was churning with nerves,...

This morning everyone met up at the bus stop. Today's group included the juniors, some of the students from Ireland, and a teacher from...

Today is Friday: the last day of our first week of classes. In our first class, we reviewed the past tense again and finished our...

As usual, our day started with Spanish classes. In our first class, we continued to review the past tense and began to set up an...

This morning I started my day with a baguette and a kiwi. Makaela then met me downstairs and we began our walk to school. Today we had a...

This morning Makaela and I packed our things for school, including surf clothes, and began our walk to school, by ourselves. Considering...

Today, our Spanish was put to the test, in many ways. First thing we did when arriving at school this morning was the Spanish placement...

There are no words to explain the feeling after getting off of a restless, long, day and night travel in a whole new place with a whole...

Happy Father's Day! Today we are headed back home. It was a great trip. Everyone in Costa Rica seemed so nice and welcoming. Each time we...

Today is boat day! We head to the dock area and as we were pulling in, it was noted that there was a different vibe. The shopping area in...

Today we are headed back to the national park: this time to find animals. Our guide picked us up at the hotel and took us to the entrance...

Starting out with a game of cards and following it up with a delicious ocean front breakfast made for a great morning. Today is beach day...

Dad and Papa set out early again: Dad for a run and Papa for a bird walk. Mom, Jo, and I set out a few hours later to do the tree climb....

Tree of Life tour company calls it cave camping. Yes, technically we slept last night in a cave. Nicer than any of our cabin or hotel...

The biggest adventure of the trip awaited us at the top of a 2,500 foot mountain: the cave overnight. Eager to begin we woke up Monday...

This morning we awoke to a change in the breakfast routine: buffet. We picked all our favorite items and enjoyed one last breakfast at...

Papa and Dad woke up early this morning: Papa for pictures and Dad for a run. The rest of us enjoyed the luxury of sleeping in. After...

After an eventful dinner full of laughs last night, we headed to bed for an early morning. We left at 5:30 am for our Quetzal Quest....

Joelle's horse shimmied down the steep muddy embankment and splashed chest deep into the Savagre, shattering my preconceived notion of...

A slightly earlier morning than usual resulted in a more relaxing day at our destination. The same driver who brought us back to San Jose...