Cultural exchange + cheese farm
Student Trip Blog
The leaders of the day today were Ruby and Alex. Today we spent our morning on a hike to Las Trillizas waterfall and had lots of fun swimming and sitting on the rocks although the water was quite cold. Once we got back from the hike, we enjoyed a delicious lunch at the nearby resturant along with some ice cream to cool us off. The ride back had beautiful views of the mountains, horses and cows. Once we got back to the base house, we had an enviromental justice talk with guest speaker Profe Fofo. The talk was very engaging and gave us a better perspective of what enviromental justice means, especially to Costa Rican locals. Along with what we learned, we ended the talk with a mock debate with the group split into three smaller groups – a luxury hotel, the local community and the government. Also, for the talent show yesterday, we sculpted a cat from clay we found while digging for CAP day!
– Ruby and Alex
P.S. Citlalli’s mom: If you’re reading this, she misses you and wants a comment on the blog 🙂
Comments (13)
Pierre Lee
Wonderful day swimming next to the beautiful waterfalls! I wish I were there too.
Vincent, enjoy your time there and embrace every moment with your friends, leaders and locals!
Have lots of funs!
Valentina Rivas
Hii Nadia me and chewee miss you so much :))) <333
Vy Tran
hii trang hii jonathan hii charlee
I hope you guys are having fun!!! Remember to use sunscreen and bugspray daily! make lots of friends and dont get hurt while hiking >.< Love u guyss!
Vywee
Alanna Velasquez Gilson
Absolutely gorgeous photos today. Sending big hugs and love to you Raquelita! I hope to see the photos you’re taking as well. Blessings,
Mom
Jittery John
Thanks for the wonderful post, Ruby and Alex! That waterfall looks enchanting, and the lush countryside, with the mountains, horses, and cows, looks like something out of a storybook. I’m thrilled to hear you’re learning about environmental justice and how it connects to local communities in Costa Rica. These kinds of conversations are so important. Keep soaking it all in—adventure, learning, and waterfall hikes!
Rajesh Bansal
Ice Cream! Yum 😋
Aby & Maria
Hey sister Nadia! We miss you! It looks like you’re having a great time. Can’t wait for you to be back and tell us all about this special trip! – Aby V & Maria p
Nicolas
Hi T1A, Nick the GG alumni intern here! I just wanted to applaud you guys for the conversations you participated in on environmental justice in Costa Rica and I’d encourage you all to explore environmental justice as a topic in the US as well!
Yvette Seibert
Hi Abby S! I miss you! This waterfall looks amazing and fun! Looks so green, beautiful and lush. Enjoy your time with your friends, leaders and community. So impressive that you are learning more about environmental justice! I am so proud of you all. Thank you for the wonderful blogs. All the best Mom!
Patricia Vigil
Beautiful! Sounds like you guys had an amazing day! We love you and miss you, Alex!
Love,
Mom and Dad
Alyssa Vigil
Hi Alex! I hope your having an amazing time. 🩷 Alyssa
Kio Bun
Hi everyone! Looks like you’re all having a great time! I bet the views are beautiful in person, everything looks so lively and green! 🤩 I hope you’re all enjoying this time together 🙂
Phe, we miss you. Zu & D are spending the night and of course it’s not the same without you here. They said they miss you too! We love you 💙
Monica Plascencia
To Chabelita (aka Isabella Guzmán!). We miss you and we can wait to hear all about your amazing trip. Happy 18th birthday!! We love you and look forward to seeing you again!! -Tia Mony, Emily , Tita Lulú and Alondra