( Me with the three teachers and school cook)Seasons Greeting and Happy New Year from Costa Rica !
Currently I am reporting from my site here in the Southern part of Costa Rica. The turn of the seasons is getting more noticeable, as it is raining less and less and getting hotter and hotter as the days go by.
I recently came back from a trip to the United States to visit my family for Thanksgiving, as well as a trip to the midwest to visit my girlfriend for awhile. I even managed to visit my old stomping grounds in Ann Arbor, Michigan and visit my friends Brian and Jared. Overall it was an excellent trip to the states filled with lots of fun, relaxation, and amazing food.
It is great to be back in site, and working again in the community with the school and my English classes. I was able to report back to the local education commitee on the status of the classroom fundraising project, and they were very excited to learn that through the generosity of my friends and family I have so far raised around $ 1,700 towards the construction of the classroom. Although as of right now we are still in need of a little over $3,000 to make the project a reality. I have also been in talks with the Habitat for Humanity office in the capital, San Jose, to possibly bring in a brigade of volunteers to help with the construction of the classroom.
I really want to take the opportunity to thank everyone once again for donating. I realize that in these troubled time with the economy, everyone is struggling to make ends meet. Although if you happen to have anything you could share with us to complete this project it would be greatly appreciated. Living in a remote rural community in the middle of Costa Rica for the past 22 months I have truly experienced and learned to appreciate the extremely high quality of education which I have recieved growing up in Westchester, New York and hope that when my time to leave my community in Costa Rica, I can leave leave them with a valuable educational resource which will benefit everyone in the community for many years to come.
Anyways that is the latest news for now ! I hope that everyone will enjoy the holiday season coming up and I look forward to posting a picture of the newly built classroom in the Spring of 2009 as a result of your contribution!
I recently came back from a trip to the United States to visit my family for Thanksgiving, as well as a trip to the midwest to visit my girlfriend for awhile. I even managed to visit my old stomping grounds in Ann Arbor, Michigan and visit my friends Brian and Jared. Overall it was an excellent trip to the states filled with lots of fun, relaxation, and amazing food.
It is great to be back in site, and working again in the community with the school and my English classes. I was able to report back to the local education commitee on the status of the classroom fundraising project, and they were very excited to learn that through the generosity of my friends and family I have so far raised around $ 1,700 towards the construction of the classroom. Although as of right now we are still in need of a little over $3,000 to make the project a reality. I have also been in talks with the Habitat for Humanity office in the capital, San Jose, to possibly bring in a brigade of volunteers to help with the construction of the classroom.
I really want to take the opportunity to thank everyone once again for donating. I realize that in these troubled time with the economy, everyone is struggling to make ends meet. Although if you happen to have anything you could share with us to complete this project it would be greatly appreciated. Living in a remote rural community in the middle of Costa Rica for the past 22 months I have truly experienced and learned to appreciate the extremely high quality of education which I have recieved growing up in Westchester, New York and hope that when my time to leave my community in Costa Rica, I can leave leave them with a valuable educational resource which will benefit everyone in the community for many years to come.
Anyways that is the latest news for now ! I hope that everyone will enjoy the holiday season coming up and I look forward to posting a picture of the newly built classroom in the Spring of 2009 as a result of your contribution!
