Marin Horizon School Costa Rica 2025
April 7, 2025
G ood morning. Our students woke up to a breakfast of eggs with Gallo pinto, freshly made juice, and home made yoghurt.
L ots of the food had been made on the farm including cheese, yoghurt, and sugar cane.
O ur students participated in a Costa Rican dance teaching them about the culture.
B y the time lunch came around our students had made sugar cane water participated in making cheese on the farm and had seen many animals including chickens, sloths, and pigs.
A fter the students ate breakfast, they toured the farm, learning about all the different plants around the farm as well as how they are used.
L unch for the students consisted of tortilla chips, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and chicken. We then got letters from all of our homestay families. Afterwards, we brought our bags outside and loaded into the busses.
W e were on the bus for a little over half an hour. During the drive, we saw lots of cows, horses, and other animals, in addition to many cool fruit trees.
O n the stools in the community building, we waited for all of the families to arrive. We were all very excited, and as more and more parents showed up, we got more and more curious about everyone’s story.
R ice and beans was for dinner in all of our homes. It was so nice to have a warm and cozy meal after visiting the soccer field and getting to know the kids. Most of the kids in this town are very good at soccer.
K nowing a little more about our families, we settled into our houses. I played pool with my family, which was really fun. One of the kids that live at our house taught us how to play pool, in addition to lots of great techniques.
S ome people really like the heat. In the end, I was able to fall asleep with a fan on by face, which a lot of students did.
By Julián, Cate, and Arava
April 8, 2025
At 7 am, we woke up, got dressed and ready, ate breakfast, and headed to the school to work. All of this was done ate our host families houses. We painted a fence for the school for 3 hours, and then went home and had lunch with our host families. We then walked back to the school, hopped in a bus and drove to an Animal Sanctuary. We had a guide that introduced to all of the animals that are kept there. We talked about why these animals were sent there, and when and how they were able to be released. We then made food for the animals and watched the animals eat the food. We went home and had dinner, than had a bonfire all together, to bond with our host families. We made s’mores and some of us played soccer. Then we went home, got ready for bed, and went to sleep for our second night staying with our host families.
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