Our ISEP group went on a service learning trip during our Spring Break. We drove about 6 hours to Altamira, Costa Rica. Altamira is a small, tight-knit, rural community. An organization called AsoProLa is based in Altamira and focuses on sustainability and use of local resources. We spent our week digging a huge hole for a tank for part of the coffee process, making bags of organic fertilizer, making a ceramic (the area is known for their ceramic art), painting a primary school, and spending time with our host families. We also went to hot springs nearby.
Friends in the hot spring
The river outside of the hot springs had a super strong current. This is my friend saving my life!
Randal, the ceramic artist
Meagan cooking
My bud
Group games and soccer with the children whose school we painted
My first time milking a cow
Our whole family woke up at 5:30am to milk the cows
We had a cooking lesson
Our cooking lesson was after our SOAKING WET ride in the back of the pick-up truck
Beautiful view from the farm where our cooking lesson took place
Our house
Even the bathrooms are decorated with ceramics!
Proof that I cooked, too.
Our Ceramic
My parent's granddaughter
Our "goodbye" consisted of lots of silly games.
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