Doing Well in Orosi

Hello Parents,

I spoke with Maria Nebres this morning. The students are doing great and are gearing up to head into the community later today. The group has had limited email access so I had Maria read me an update, which I have typed up below:

"We are excited to be in Costa Rica! We arrived on time on Saturday and headed straight to the town of Orosi, where we are staying at Montana Linda. We had a nice hike on Sunday to Monte Sky, a lodge high in the rain forest. We had lunch and then went up to a waterfall, where we saw a beautiful rainbow. Last night, after we had returned to Orosi, the students had a chance to reflect in a circle before going to bed.

This morning we are doing a homestay orientation before we head out rafting and then head to Santa Maria, where we will meet our host families. The students have many questions: do I use "tu" or "Usted"? They are nervous, but in a good way. They are studying their host family sheets and trying to understand what their family will be like. In just a few hours, they will know.

We have blog updates but have not been able to post them as we have limited internet access. We will do that tonight from Santa Maria!

-- Maria Nebres