Cultural exchange + cheese farm
Student Trip Blog
Welcome from your Day 8 Líderes del Día—Alle, Soxo, and Nathalie,
Today’s energy was high and the vibes were even higher! We started strong with an early morning run (yes, voluntarily), followed by a delicious French toast breakfast that hit the spot.
The rest of the day was pure sunshine: relaxing at the Rincón del Faro beach and pool, splashing around, soaking up rays, and enjoying some well-earned free time. Some of us went shopping in Las Tablas, others got a workout in at the local gym, and a few just couldn’t get enough pool time.
Being an LDD wasn’t all smooth sailing though—it was a challenge trying to keep track of everyone in a group of 20 and make sure plans were clear. It was a bit stressful at times, but also incredibly rewarding. Everyone had a great time, and the group shared a lot of laughs, conversations, and memories that brought us even closer together.
As LDDs we were able to step up to organize everyone, stay positive, and make the day awesome for everyone (maybe slightly less awesome for us because we were so busy!)
Tomorrow we’re back in the forest, in the mud, planting 600 trees to hit our target of over 1000. Sleep well everyone and remember to put on hats and sunscreen tomorrow!
Alle, Nathalie, and Soxo xoxo
Comments (16)
Maria Machuca
I am very happy for you, Emmily, and enjoy your trip making new friends.
We miss you ernestin masss
Stacey Powell
Hi GGL & Family,
Another fascinating day!!! Glad you all are having ore fun and making much of the sun, sea and pool.
Get some rest and get ready for another adventurous day 9,
Excited to hear of tomorrow’s outing,
Hi Milo,
love mom
Stacey
Maria Acosta
Thank you for capturing these wonderful moments. I am happy you are all having fun. May you accomplish your goal of planting 1000 trees.
Rosario D.
Awesome!
Great job LDD, Alle, Soxo, and Nathalie!
It seems that the group had a well-deserved fun day.
Adrian
AAAA YESSSSSS!!!! SUCH A FUN DAY!!
I’m happy to see Soxo being the leader for the day!!
Martha Dempkey
Hi bestie!! Glad to see to everyone enjoying a relaxing day at the pool! Swimming for life 🙂
Continue to have soo much fun!
Yaya sha with pool fun!
Love, Martha!
Jasper
Omg broddy youre one of the LDDs, that’s cool🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣 Glad everyone got some chill time. Nice to get some recharging before the next adventure🌳💚
Jasper
Also thank you to the students for being LDDs. It sounds like alot of responsibility at times so thanks for trying to step up to those challenges and going through them. Keep having fun, and learning, and stay safe🌊🏄♀️
Denisse Garcia
Amazing pictures! Looks like you guys are having a blast! Can’t wait to hear all about it ☺️❤️
With Love,
Nate’s Momma
Aldy medina
So happy you had a fun day, a day to relax and enjoy the atmosphere! It’s hoped that you got in the ocean water as well. No pictures of you in the ocean were seen, but it’s great you enjoyed today – it looked like a blast!
Maritza Ramirez
So much fun in one day for the glimpses ! 🤗 every looks so happy .
Anyeli princess, I. Know your probably all shy for calling you princess in front of everyone jajaja but is ok you willl forget me 😁🤣 !! I’m so happy that you are super happy in this pictures and that you are having lots of fun 🤩 , love you y que la virgencita te cuide y te de muchas fuerzas para mañana plantando muchos árboles 🌳!! Te quiero mucho 💕!!
Aaa sorry por el spanglish ! 😁
Maritza Ramirez
So much fun in one day for everyone ! 🤗 everyone looks so happy .
Anyeli princess, I. Know your probably all shy for calling you princess in front of everyone jajaja but is ok you willl forget me 😁🤣 !! I’m so happy that you are super happy in this pictures and that you are having lots of fun 🤩 , love you y que la virgencita te cuide y te de muchas fuerzas para mañana plantando muchos árboles 🌳!! Te quiero mucho 💕!!
Aaa sorry por el spanglish ! 😁
Lizbeth Martinez
Jocelyn looks hyped with all that food in front of her. Hope she got some good sleep after swimming so much.
Claudia Rivera
Happy you doing better hope you have fun and try to be positive. I love you and miss you Allena. Hope everyone is having fun. Don’t let nobody put you down. And let them know you speak Spanish and that you understand what they are saying. Love you mom.
Brent Nichols (GG Staff)
This looks like such a fun day! I’m glad to hear that you all were able to relax, workout, etc, and generally have a great day before you are back to the grind of your CAP tomorrow. Love the pictures of Andy & Paco and Andy & Celeste. Great blog Soxo, Alle, and Nathalie!
Ebraheem Fontaine
The water looks amazing. I’m sure it was warm, unlike the Pacific we’re used to here in So.Cal.
Early morning runs should be mandatory :-)!
Did you all learn about the species of trees that you’re planting and why that particular one was chosen?