This entire time here has been so great. At the San Luis worksite, we have done everything you
could imagine, working nonstop. At the beginning of the week, we helped tear the old roof off of their church so that they could replace all of the wooden support with metal. We then made the entire area around the Church level for concrete, and ended up having to hammer the wall, tearing off all of the old plaster, replacing it with brand new plaster. For the rest of the week, we have mixed, carried, and poured a whole sidewalk around the church with concrete. Besides the worksite, the entire way of life in Costa Rica is so desirable. The people have no worries, everyone is super friendly and happy, and the entire country is so beautiful. As you may have heard, the drive to our site is about an hour, but it feels like 10 minutes. Our bus even broke down earlier in the week and had a flat tire today, but our group livens it up and cheers up the bus driver, Esteban.
Today, at San Luis, we worked way less than normal, because the project leader, Orlando, had a
meeting in town. We bonded with the two kids that were there- Daniel and Andrs (who calls me Lo and knows a little English), and even got to go to a waterfall. We took the bus as far as we could to the 450 foot waterfall, and the kids got to ride with us, which was the cutest thing I have ever seen. They were so amazed by the smallest things, such as the LED lights on the bus or even the windows that could open. After the bus couldn’t make it, we had to take about a 30 minute walk downhill. At the waterfall, Mr. Carmen sent his drone up and we saw just how high up it was in the middle of the forest, and we took a great group picture with everyone at our site. On the ride back, as I said before, we had the flat tire. The days here are so great, and leaving this place will be so hard.
The bonds that I have made here could never be replaced. I have gotten so close to my group,
the chaperones, and even the people of Costa Rica that I am not looking forward to the goodbyes on
Tuesday. On the other hand, I cannot wait to be back to the United States and see my family, friends,
and dog. See you all soon!
Logan Morel
