Time has been a-flyin’ with the Villa crew! Recent days have been full of culture and adventure, including surf lessons at Playa Grande, a visit to an ecomuseum dedicated to the Chorotega indigenous peoples, a ceramics demonstration, a hike to a secret beach, a guacamole making competition, and a hands on chocolate-making workshop at a Costa Rican bean-to-bar chocolatier. At the Villa, these activities have complemented the daily hands-on Spanish language activities led by Ivan and Krista. These days have been filled with fun and learning—and of course, plenty of Super Totally Awesome Moments (STAMs)!
Check out the pictures below to see some of the highlights from our time together:
Teddy, belting out Manu Chao’s ‘me gustas tu’
Jasper, Lukey, and Alex stocking up on avocadoes for the guac off
the group learned on land before hitting the waves
I think Ava liked surfing…
Josh throws the camera a wave while he catches a wave
From bean to bar, we got to make our own chocolate!
Jasper, Ava, and Tess decorating their bars
Nicole showed Jasper a few things about how to make a chocolate label look good
Helen, labeling away
Nicole and Iva, winner and runner-up of the label competition!
Our beautiful labels