Tomorrow at 6:00 a.m., my group will hop on a bus and take off for Nicaragua. I can't really tell you much about what this experience will look like, but I've been told that it will "either be the best week of your life, or the worst." Hmmm. The first few days will be spent taking tours, listening to speakers, and completing other learning activities. (I get a grade for this trip.) Then I will spend a week in a home stay with a Nicaraguan family. I think this is where the real learning will happen. The point of the trip is to experience what it is like to live in the second-poorest country in the Western Hemisphere (after Haiti). We finish up the trip with a couple days as a group in a larger city in Nicaragua, and then start the trek home.
The bus is going to drop me off with four of my friends in the beach town of Guanacaste, Costa Rica on the way home. This is where we will spend four or five days for our fall break.
I have my life for the next two weeks packed into a [seemingly] tiny backpack. I didn't think it was possible, but I am surprising myself every day here. I look forward to sharing my experiences with you all when I get back. Hopefully we can all learn from this trip. Take care!
Oh, and here's a picture of me on a zipline. I took a zipline and white-water rafting tour with a couple friends on Friday. We had a blast!
Summary: I am spending the next two weeks away from San José: Nicaragua for ten days and getting my tan on at the beach the other four.
1 comment:
Congratulations, Erin, on your zipline success! That looks more like a smile than a grimace:) I admire your adventurous spirit and determination. Photos are wonderful!
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