Day 13: Back to School

Today, we woke up at 7 a.m. and had breakfast as a group in the hotel restaurant at 7:30 a.m. Some of us went back to our rooms and proceeded to get ready for the day, while others continued to eat and lounge in the lobby.  

We met at the bus at 8:20 a.m. to head to the university. We visited Universidad Nacional and met some of the students. We played an ice breaker game that consisted of drawing an animal we could relate to on the back of our name tags. Later, we did other group activities, took a tour of the campus, and learned a lot about the history of UNA.

We walked back to the bus and headed to the primary public school. In Costa Rica, primary school is kindergarten through sixth grade. We ate lunch at the school in the cafeteria as a group before being welcomed with a lovely dance performance by some of the students. Some of us were even picked to join in on the fun and danced with them. The students then proceeded with their normal class schedule and our group broke off into small groups to observe and interact with the kids in the classrooms. It was amazing to witness education in a different setting. After the school visits we traveled back to hotel in the pouring rain. We concluded the day with relaxation, pizza and good laughs. Good night Heredia!