Destination: Costa Rica

Community Compost

Tue, 21 May 2013 | By kendal00 | Views [309]

Donald works for the government to promote and teach Ticos how to create sustainable farming. Occassionally he goes out into the communities and lectures in workshops. Today he is taking Megan and me with him to one of these workshops to help teach the ... Read more >

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Photos: Community compost project

Tue, 21 May 2013 | By kendal00 | Photo Gallery

The First Night

Tue, 21 May 2013 | By kendal00 | Views [642]

Boy am I glad I went to bed early. After finishing dinner and cleaning up I went up to my room and unpacked. I also got my mosquito net hung up and properly draped around my bed. Megan was in her room too so I decided to just turn my lights out and read ... Read more >

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Getting to the Farm

Mon, 20 May 2013 | By kendal00 | Views [449]

Donald, the farmer, and I had exchanged many emails on Saturday to prepare for my arrival. He had also given me the name oanother volunteer that was flying in on Sunday- Megan. Megan and I tried to coordinate coming in together but she was arriving early ... Read more >

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San Jose

Sun, 19 May 2013 | By kendal00 | Views [686]

I landed in San Jose right on time and had zero issues getting through immigration and customs. I made my way out the door with my luggage and picked a cab drivr whose name was Franklin. Franklin was a great cabbie and told me lots about his country ... Read more >

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My Bucket List

Sun, 19 May 2013 | By kendal00 | Views [320]

I made it off with very little sleep despite my best intentions. I had gotten home around 7pm on Saturday night had not made any plans for the evening. I had some friends crashing at my place but they didn't need me to entertain them. I also had some ... Read more >

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The Acceptance

Sat, 18 May 2013 | By kendal00 | Views [360]

A week after I applied for the Costa Rican farm I still had not heard back from Global Nomadics, the company I had applied to. I sent an email off to the company for a status but knew they were in Australia so I wouldn't hear back from them until later ... Read more >

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The Beginning

Fri, 17 May 2013 | By kendal00 | Views [413]

Four weeks ago I decided to quit my job. It was sort of an impetuous decision. I'd been unhappy with work for awhile but my company was going through a massive reorg and I was optimistic about the changes that were coming. I'd been with the company for ... Read more >

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Photos: Costa Rica 2013

Thu, 16 May 2013 | By kendal00 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Costa Rica

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 | By joliver4567 | Photo Gallery

Costa Rica

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 | By joliver4567 | Views [403]

Greetings from Cahuita Costa Rica,   At this point in time, Sarah and I resting up after a inevitable dose of food poisoning. It's a shame but we are on the up for our big voyage to the rainforest retreat of Monteverde through the perilous ... Read more >

Dernier jour au Costa Rica

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 | By alainc | Views [537]

Une journée avant le départ pour Montréal soit le 16 Mars 2013 j,ai décidé de faire une dernière promenade a cheval. Étant donné que la carte mémoire de ma caméra était pleine, ... Read more >

Fin des cours et fin du voyage

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 | By alainc | Views [455]

Le voyage tire à sa fin' les cours d, espagnol sont terminés, j,ai fait beaucoup de progrès surtout pour la grammaire, la lecture et l,écriture. Je cherche encore mes mots pour la conversation mais ca s,en vient bien, serai ... Read more >

Caballo & Playa

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 | By alainc | Views [386]

Hier après les cours, ce fut la journée d,équitation sur la plage avec le guide Nermes. Au Costa Rica les chevaux sont petits mais plein d,énergie, aussitot qu,ils voient la plage ca part à l,épouvante. Selon ... Read more >

Flamingo Beach Surfing & Incendie

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 | By alainc | Views [442]

Samedi matin, la journée à bien commencée, pris en charge à mon hotel par Sea Star on se dirige vers une plage qui s, appele Catalina. Au passage dans le resort de Westin, 3 canadiens de Toronto se joignent à nous. ... Read more >