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Flight info
Slight flight delay right off the bat today. 1 1/2 hour longer wait in the San Jose, CR airport. That puts us in Dallas at about 3:30 or 4:00pm instead of 1:55 pm. The Dallas to MSP flight is on time still though so we will hopefully still get to MSP at 8:25 pm. We will call when we get to Dallas.
Mr C
Formal dining
Tonight was our final supper in Costa Rica of this trip. The kids each individually Told the whole group their one big discovery student adventures moment. It was very powerful stuff. I got choked up. It has truly been my honor to Even be associated with such an outstanding group of representatives from Northstar middle school. Whatever you’re doing at home to raise such Great kids please keep it up. The young men and women all looked fantastic in the dress-up outfits tonight.
Here is just one picture from the supper tonight. Your kids will have several more on their own cameras.
World Cup??
Here is the impromptu soccer game that broke out after we gave new soccer jerseys to a lower class area elementary school. Notice what is used in lieu of a soccer ball.
Mr C
Final day thoughts from N*
hi mom and dad and cole. i cant wait to be home and see you guys along with cyrus. i liked that i was able to Skype you. my favorite part is zip lining. see you tomorrow. love you. xoxo
-lauren k
Hey Mom, Dad, Riley, and Duncan!!!! I miss you sooo much. I cant believe it all ready over. My favorite part was white water rafting and zip lining. i was happy that we were able to keep in touch while i was on this trip.i can waite to see you guys, Mekey and Harley. love you. ❤
– Mya B.
Hi Mom, Joe, Hailey, Koda, and Keeta!!! Today we went snorkeling, kayaking, and we also went swimming in the Pacific Ocean! It was a good way to spend the last full day of activities! I can’t wait to see you guys tomorrow! I miss you!! Are you ready for your surprise, Hailey?!! You’re going to love it!! Hopefully!!! See you soon!! Love you!!!!!
-Hannah!
Hey Mom and dad! I miss you guys! Today we went kayaking and snorkeling in the Pacific Ocean! We also went to a primary school and got to meet the kids there. Today was our last full day and I don’t want to leave! But i can’t wait to see you tomorrow at the airport! See you soon. Love you!
-Jaiden
hey mom and dad. i am having a wonderful time in Costa Rica. i met my new friend from oregon named kenneth. he is making duct tape shoes right now. apparently he has a girlfriend in Costa Rica named caroline!! my favorite part about this trip was definitely the rappelling. im really excited to leave but i also dont want to go!! but either way i will see you tomorrow!! -Garrett
hey mom and dad . we are having an amazing time here in Costa Rica. These past few days we go to go zip-lining in and over the rain forest. we also got to rappel down water falls from heights of 30ft to 160ft. and we got to go to a local school and tour the farm they have. today we got to go sea kayaking and swimming & snorkeling in the Pacific Ocean. then we got to have an unplanned visit to another local school and give the students bracelets and shirts. tomorow we leave Costa Rica and return home. Im happy and yet sad to see it go. -Aaron (AJ)
Hey everyone! I love and miss you all!! Honestly, I miss my brother picking on me. It feels so abnormal without him picking on me…:) I love him so much! This was a really great trip! we went White Water Rafting, Kayaking, Zip-Lining, Repelling, visited the schools, stopped at a lot of souvinier shops, and visited Parismina. It was so amazing to get the advantage to get to go to Costa Rica! I am gonna miss it, but I am happy I finally get to go home!! See yah late tomorrow Mom, dad, Mike, Grandma, and Tippy Dog!!:D I miss you all so much and I can’t wait to give you my souviniers!!!!:) Hope you love them!!! -Kaitlyn
Hola! I miss you all! Im ready to go home but not! Costa Rica is a dream that i don’t want to end! From zip-lining to repelling or white water rafting to meeting the little kids at the school! Costa Rica is an adventure! But im ready to come home! so i will see you all soon! -Mariah
Whats up guys this place is the greatest no other trip will ever compare to the epicosity of this trip and I will always miss the time I had in this wonderful place I miss all ma family and people and soon I be back there but i would rather be here livin it up this place is awesome later {BROFIST} later baba
~Asher
CR elementary school visit
Mr. Emerson from Altoona set up a elementary school stop with our tour guide Fabian. This was totally spontaneous and it was one of the best things on the whole trip. We got to interact with first through fifth graders. Mr. Emerson from Altoona had a bunch of Chippewa Valley soccer shirts to give to the kids. The looks on their faces when they received their new soccer shirts from the United States students was absolutely priceless.
Mr C
Playing on a Pacific beach
Garrett helped bury his new friend, Kenneth, from Portland, OR.
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Kaity, Lauren, and Mya looked for hermit crabs
We turned over one of the sea kayaks and had a great picnic style lunch right on a Pacific beach.
Mya and others made a hermit crab amusement park.
The girls set up a 3 lane hermit crab race track.
The girls gave their hermit crabs a bath.
Mr C
Farmer Aaron
Hey Kristen and Chris,
I think you might need to buy a cow. AJ was a pro at milking today at the agriculture school. Mr C
Craft making at the school
We didn’t have as many students to interact with at the middle/ high school so we will stop tomorrow at an elementary school to show and give our stuff. Here are a couple of pictures from that process today though: Mr C
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Leaf cuter ants
These highly organized communities of leaf cutter ants are everywhere in Costa Rica. I know you can find much better footage online but kind of cool to know that these are one of the lines that we actually saw. Mr C
Discovery Trips 