We made it to the hotel and we had all set up for them to have a great dinner out in the pool area. The place is one of my favorites and I think it was a good place to be after the cave and before the homestays. This area of Costa Rica I love planning Costa Rica Vacations here because it is a bit out of the very touristy areas. It was quite the surprise this morning to wake up and see how active the volcano was. The nearby volcano is the Turrialba which at this moment I am writing this looking at the smoke stack shooting out the top. Turrialba was a volcano that last erupted 150 years ago and has been doing practically nothing since. Just in the last 6 months it has started some activitiy. The best part about being in the Turrialba area is that we are close to the best rafting in Costa Rica. The Pacuare River rafting tour is only 30 minutes away. It is in the distance so no worries not danger but it make for a beautiful site as on a clear day it has a steady stream of smoke coming out the top. When it comes to clear days it is tough to beat the day of today. You can not see a cloud in the sky. At 9:30am we will be picking the kids up from the hotel and taking them to the village. At the village we will begin community service and the kids will be working for the morning. After the morning of work we will get the kids together and they will go to their homestays and spend time with their families. Just to give you an idea of the village it is up in the mountains with incredible views of the valley. The picture of the volcano was taken from the village. The village is around 75 families. Everyone is family and it is an amazing fun, safe, and extremely friendly area. The locals are all very much apart of the activity of bringing tourist. The average mother of the homestays was making $20 every two weeks. With the arrival of student groups to these homes the mothers of the homestays have an income that they can live off of and support their monthly expenses. They have also been able to save some money and invest in to their homes making it a more comfy place for visitors to come visit. The homes are very simple but filled with plenty of hospitality and kindness. It is an amazing experience and it always turns out to be one of the highlights of the trip. We will make sure the kids speak Spanish with the local kids and after lunch we have planned a soccer game so I will be posting all stats after the game if not just turn on ESPN and watch Sportcenter. In my opinion this is one of the best parts about a Costa Rica Adventure. Have a great day everybody and thanks for the comments!!!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Beautiful Morning...
We made it to the hotel and we had all set up for them to have a great dinner out in the pool area. The place is one of my favorites and I think it was a good place to be after the cave and before the homestays. This area of Costa Rica I love planning Costa Rica Vacations here because it is a bit out of the very touristy areas. It was quite the surprise this morning to wake up and see how active the volcano was. The nearby volcano is the Turrialba which at this moment I am writing this looking at the smoke stack shooting out the top. Turrialba was a volcano that last erupted 150 years ago and has been doing practically nothing since. Just in the last 6 months it has started some activitiy. The best part about being in the Turrialba area is that we are close to the best rafting in Costa Rica. The Pacuare River rafting tour is only 30 minutes away. It is in the distance so no worries not danger but it make for a beautiful site as on a clear day it has a steady stream of smoke coming out the top. When it comes to clear days it is tough to beat the day of today. You can not see a cloud in the sky. At 9:30am we will be picking the kids up from the hotel and taking them to the village. At the village we will begin community service and the kids will be working for the morning. After the morning of work we will get the kids together and they will go to their homestays and spend time with their families. Just to give you an idea of the village it is up in the mountains with incredible views of the valley. The picture of the volcano was taken from the village. The village is around 75 families. Everyone is family and it is an amazing fun, safe, and extremely friendly area. The locals are all very much apart of the activity of bringing tourist. The average mother of the homestays was making $20 every two weeks. With the arrival of student groups to these homes the mothers of the homestays have an income that they can live off of and support their monthly expenses. They have also been able to save some money and invest in to their homes making it a more comfy place for visitors to come visit. The homes are very simple but filled with plenty of hospitality and kindness. It is an amazing experience and it always turns out to be one of the highlights of the trip. We will make sure the kids speak Spanish with the local kids and after lunch we have planned a soccer game so I will be posting all stats after the game if not just turn on ESPN and watch Sportcenter. In my opinion this is one of the best parts about a Costa Rica Adventure. Have a great day everybody and thanks for the comments!!!
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wow!! each day sounds amazing. love hearing about the cave adventures. your blog entries are amazing. thank you so much for your enthusiasm and genuine concern for our kids. not the least bit surprised that Jennifer is the best chaperone. the east ridge parents know when a good thing comes along. sounds like the food is being enjoyed by everyone, especially Jason. next time i hope he can make the time to send us a comment. glad Jason found his chocolate, believe he found kinder eggs. please ask/remind him to bring his chocoholic mom back something. does Costa Rica make their own chocolate. i am not particular.
ReplyDeletelooking forward to hear all about tomorrow's adventures.
Enjoy. Jason - we did not forget you, just technically challenged and having problems sending you a message,., hope this one goes thru
Just to clarify, that last post from us was from Jason's mom who is having problems posting comments.
ReplyDeleteNow from Andrew M's family - we are so impressed with the organization of this team and can't thank Jennifer enough for asking Andrew along, as well as all her effort and time. Enjoy the village life!
thank you Jen Mines for posting my comment. i am trying again. Tom, the volcano got me a bit nervous with all that is going on in Iceland. but i am sure the site is spectacular. looking forward to hearing about the homestay. pretty amazing that the entire village is all family. i hope the kids take advantage and practice their spanish. please remind jason and the rest of the kids to take lots of pictures. we are living vicariously through you all and i love the idea the Jennifer do this trip again for us parents. enjoy the village!!!
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Ditto, please remind Allie to take lots of pictures!!! The pictures are amazing. The active volcano, as beautiful as it is, has my attention as well!! Be safe and here's hoping all speak lots of spanish on the home stays. Thanks for these incredible blogs, I look for them every time I come home!! Jan
ReplyDeleteThe Ferrero's are SO loving these blogs, thank you! Amazing views, great experiences and I do hope Andrea is capturing it all with lots of photos!!! After just making it home before Europe shut down for the last 5 days, the volcano has me thinking too! But it would not be a bad place to get stuck :-) We would just miss you all too much! Enjoy every moment!
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