Each day we spend in Costa Rica was unique and interesting. However, one day sticks out as particularly interesting. In my opinion, Wednesday was easily the most challenging and exhausting day, but I also had the most fun. It started out with a few of us waking up very early in the morning in attempt to catch the sunrise. Well, we tried, but turns out there was a mountain in … [Read more...] about A Typical Day in Costa Rica
Archives for January 2017
Being outside of your comfort zone is something we all somewhat fear. However, being there is how you grow as a person. I’ve learned over the last few years in college that it’s best to not fear being outside of your comfort zone, but to place yourself there and look at it in a positive light. That is why I wanted to go to Costa Rica. When I was first meeting everybody that I … [Read more...] about Making Memories
A reflection of sorts: In the days since the trip, people have asked me so many times how the trip was, but I have not been able to accurately capture the experience in words. I try to show a picture, and since it is worth a thousand words, it is better, but it still doesn’t do any justice to the experience. The beauty was uncapturable, indescribable, and if you’ve never … [Read more...] about One Gnarly Trip
Written 1-13-17 As our trip comes to a close, I now understand what the students from a college in Northern California meant when they told us that we looked fresh and hopeful. After a week, we were tired, dirty, and willing to sleep on a rock. We have gone extremely hard for a week, getting almost no sleep. But don’t get me wrong, we still gasp when we see a rainbow so … [Read more...] about Lost in Translation
Written 1-11-17 Fear is something we experience all the time for the silliest reasons. The list of phobias is too long to imagine. Fear is meant to protect us, it’s the body’s way of keeping us from playing with tigers, jumping off cliffs, or some other stupid thing, but the root of it is based in realizing man’s inferiority. We can’t play with tigers because they would maul … [Read more...] about Pura Vida!