Written by volunteer Alice C. This week in campamentos has been amazing. We worked in the national park Marino Ballena. It had some of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen! We worked hard cleaning trails in all sections of the national park. We shoveled rocks, raked leaves, paved driveways, and more. I feel … Read More
Field Note Category: Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica
Volunteer Post: Brooke
Posted by lyoung
The sounds of the river rushing, birds chirping, and music playing drift in through the open window. I look out at the lush, rolling green hills and the blue sky above. My host mom stands next to me as she teaches me how to know just how the tortilla dough should feel. I mix the … Read More
Session A Debriefing and Despedida
Posted by lyoung
Our Session A volunteers in Pérez Zeledón officially departed from Costa Rica on July 9th after the whirlwind weekend that was despedida and debriefing. Upon returning from our weeklong campamentos in national parks throughout Costa Rica, our volunteers were greeted by their host families for a festive despedida (goodbye party). It was a time for … Read More
Route Report from Pérez Zeledón
Posted by lyoung
What a week in community! The volunteers arrived last Saturday in their communities and have each had an eventful week getting to know their host families, exploring the beautiful Costan Rican landscape, and enjoying their daily cafecito. Each day is filled with the volunteers working on community microprojects, spending afternoons with the community youth, and … Read More
First Week in Pérez Zeledón
Posted by lyoung
Our Session A volunteers are already at work in their communities throughout Pérez Zeledón after a fun and successful briefing! Here’s a glimpse of what we’ve been up to since our volunteers arrived in country: Day 1: Our team of supervisors met our volunteers at the San Jose airport. After weeks of preparation, we were … Read More
The Power of Youth to Create Change
Posted by lyoung
Yo soy de Costa Rica, y la zona de Pérez Zeledón es bien conocida por su café y por supuesto no puede faltar nuestro orgullo nacional KEYLOR NAVAS, el famoso portero del equipo de futbol del Real Madrid y que salió de un pueblito de Pérez. Lo que yo realmente nunca me imaginé y debo … Read More
Meet Your 2019 Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica Project Director: Rebeca Araya
Posted by lyoung
Rebeca nació y creció en un pequeño pueblo, Zarcero en Costa Rica, su pasión por cambiar el mundo la llevo a involucrarse en proyectos de voluntariado, su primer voluntariado fue en un proyecto de tortugas en el cual descubrió su vocación por el trabajo ambiental, seguido de esto se graduó de la Universidad con un … Read More
New Experiences
Posted by lyoung
This blog was written by Jack, a Project Supervisor. This last week, the wonderful and vivacious participants of Session B arrived in their communities! Going on route and seeing how my kids were adjusting to their new surroundings was a joy and even within the first few days I have seen huge strides from everyone. … Read More
Briefing for Session B
Posted by lyoung
Participants from Session B finally arrived to Costa Rica! All participants landed in San José, capital of Costa Rica on July 18th. After their arrival, briefing got started! All AMIGOS staff were in charge of introducing participants to Costa Rican culture and our area of work, Pérez Zeledón. During the week they also met their … Read More