I JUST GOT MY SITE PLACEMENT for my upcoming year volunteering in Costa Rica! This is Super Exciting news.
I will be living in the 2,000-person town of Boruca, Costa Rica, home to the indigenous Boruca tribe. Here is a video with images from the region:
Boruca is located in the Talamanca mountains in the southwestern Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.
Some more things I just learned about my site:
-My soon-to-be host family includes a father, Oscar, who teaches the Borucan (Brunka) language; a mother, Yaneth; a 15-year-old named Isha; a 7-year-old named Nashaly; a weiner dog named Rosie; and a stray cat named Bigotes (Beards.)
-There are fresh coconut, mango, palm, cacao and lemon trees all around (to name a few!)
-I will be teaching every grade level and will have more than 100 students
-School days start at 7(!!) AM and last til after 3 (albeit with a 2-hour lunch break.) Meaning: I will be working my BUTT off.
-there are 3 waterfalls located a short walk from Boruca (not to mention a variety of rivers, cliffs, hills, mountains, and fantastic types of foliage.)
...ANYway, it's time for me to sleep. I just wanted to share my update with y'all. 'Cause in a few short weeks, my home will look like this:
(Boruca image courtesy Travelpod.)
:D!
Besos,
Rachel
