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  • Swinging Into our Next Adventure

    Swinging Into our Next Adventure 1

    We hit the ground running, from coffee roasting to horse-back riding, and beyond! Everyone arrived just in time for a welcome dinner party at our San Jose hotel. The afternoon was spent relaxing by the pool, playing our trip’s new favorite game: Spike Ball, and getting our first taste of Costa-Rican cuisine.  Our Central Valley […]

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  • There is Nowhere Else Like London!

    There is Nowhere Else Like London! 1

    When you think of London, the first thing that comes to mind are the iconic double-decker buses, the phone booths, Broadway shows, the Queen and the Royal Family and let’s not forget fish and chips! However, our trip didn’t start in the busy streets of central London, instead, we relaxed in the gorgeous green space […]

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  • A Week of Firsts

    A Week of Firsts 1

    Wow! What an exciting, incredible week we’ve had here on trip 4. In seven days, we’ve already traveled across six states (Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and California), made many new friends, and experienced plenty of firsts. It’s crazy to think that we only met last week. Speaking of our first day, it was such […]

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  • “Todo o Nada” (Together We Find Ourselves)

    “I’ve never heard silence like this in my life” Gail Nystrom, the founder of the Costa Rica Humanitarian Fund reflected to our program members during our community service orientation. She started off by sharing her experience visiting Costa Rica for the first time, decades ago. She had journeyed to the land of Pura Vida, looking […]

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