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What will it take for people to wake up?
Replied Apr. 15, 2009
Puriscal, Costa Rica
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Started this discussion. Last reply by LaVerne Lewis Apr. 29, 2009.
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I volunteered in Pursical September/October 2008..had an excellent time. Several of us have blogs. If you wish to read any of them, let me know. The basehome is great, in a quiet neighborhood, I worked with the english teacher, in one of t…
wow so I'm suppose to be walking to class right now but I stumbled across this right before I was signing out... I can TOTALLY relate to what you're saying... I can't explain much now, but basically my family members tell me things along the lines o…
hi Courtney.I voluntered in Puriscal for 3 weeks in oct 2007.It was by far one of the most amazing and rewarding experience of my entire life and i am 43 years old.Im sure that the 3 locations in costa rica are equally appealing but i am very please…
Hi! I'm going to Puriscal in May for three weeks!
Can't wait to meet all of you!
Profile Information
- About me:
- I am currently a student at Washington State University. I can't wait for my trip to Puriscal, Costa Rica. I would love to hear from anyone who has already been or is planning on going around the same time as me :)
- CCS Volunteer Status:
- Enrolled Volunteer
- Length of Volunteer Program Stay:
- 3-4 weeks
- Date I Volunteered or Will Be Volunteering
- May 17, 2009
- Region/s of Interest
- Costa Rica (Puriscal)
- Volunteer Interests:
- Caring for Infants & Children
- Occupation:
- Student
- School or University Attended:
- Washington State University
Comment Wall (9 comments)
- At 8:28am on August 18, 2009,
Michael said…
- Hi Courtney
so how was Puriscal?
I'm looking at going to Puriscal in 2010 and am interested in your experience. Dis you create a blog of your trip?
- At 9:19pm on April 15, 2009,
Jill Boucher said…
- Hey Courtney,
I'm there for 4 weeks also, but I'm leaving June 13th I think. I haven't looked into too many LOCATIONS I want to visit, I'm looking more for activities, and besides ziplining I've looked into horseback riding, rafting trips, and beaches. The ziplining place I looked up is called Selvatura and it's in Monteverde. They're the biggest ziplining tour in Costa Rica and for less than $100 they offer a ziplining tour, a bridge tour, a tour through hummingbird and butterfly gardens, and lunch, so I think they look awesome!! What's in Manuel Antonio and Puerto Viejo? I don't plan on doing anywhere too cray on the weekends, but Alex told me anywhere from $150 to $200 on the weekends, depending on what you do, so I'm TRYING to have that much available for all 3 and a half weekends I'm there.
See you soon!!
Jill
- At 5:45pm on March 22, 2009,
Jill Boucher said…
- Hi Courtney!
I'm going to Puriscal on the 17th also, and not to sound totally weird but I saw that you want to go ziplining and I can't WAIT to do that! I found a great place already cause I'm pumped, we should all go together!
Look forward to meeting you,
Jill
- At 5:22pm on March 22, 2009,
Erika said… - Hi Courtney
I will be in Puriscal for two weeks as of May 17th. I look forward to meeting you! Erika
- At 10:44pm on March 18, 2009,
Elizabeth Caplan said… - hey! i was looking around for some info about puriscal and saw you and i were going to be there the same time for 4 weeks! i figured i'd say hi. im getting really excited and having fun planning my trip. hope you are too and feel free to message me back!
-Emmie
- At 6:28pm on February 21, 2009,
Alisa said… - Seriously small world! Whitman is in Walla Walla...just 45 minutes from the Tri-Cities! Although I graduated in the 90's so it's been a little while. :) I live in Seattle now (which is where I'm from).
I haven't booked a flight yet...I'm just getting started with all of this. I discovered the program on Monday, have been researching it this week, and just paid my deposit today. I'm very excited! It will be great to meet you.
- At 4:08am on January 8, 2009,
LaVerne Lewis said…
- Hi,
About how many volunteers were there when you were?
The size of my group was 10. Perfect. We all arrived at the same time, then about every three weeks, someone left from the original group.
I was also curious about the home base. How are the rooms situated as far as how many per room? And a bit of a random question; how was the food?
The home base is two story. Two large rooms upstairs with 4 beds each, downstairs is three bed room with two beds each, on the far side of the kitchen, is another huge room with about 5 beds.. The food was wonderful, fresh fruit at every meal. Also we asked for cooking lessons, great fun. The coffee was awesome..I bought several bags at the market for gifts. I ate everything. I usually sign up for veggie incase I don't like the meat dishes.
I kinda remember someone asking about the food at the other base home, and the manager said it was about the same, Costa Rican Cuisine.
Four women in our group, took the weekend trip to the Park (name??) where they went from platform to platform high up in the tree tops on ziplines. They had a blast!! Check the "what to do on the weekend book" when you get there, check the date around august 26th to September 15 2008, there should be notations.
You will have a great time. don't worry...remember to check out the bakeries in town, and offer to help the kitchen staff clean up after dinner. If you have any questions, talk to Viera or her assistant. Also heed all safety and security rules, I know it sounds lame, but two students in CCS Brazil, when I was there, were removed from the program and sent home. The worst part of it, we were all glad to see them go! It only takes one to ruin it.
I can go on and on blah.blah.blah.
See ya! LaVerne
- At 2:50pm on January 6, 2009,
LaVerne Lewis said…
- Hi Linda,
Puriscal was wonderful, I volunteered in September 2008, for two weeks. The home base is nice. And it rains whenever, take a small compact unbrella or rain poncho, days are hot and nights are cool, as Puriscal is in the mountains. I had a great assignment with a school, working with the English teacher. We had a different class each period from 3rd to 6th graders. I did plan several lessons, and I left some excellent information regarding lessons in the binder for that school. Some of the other volunteers worked at the retirement center, they had a great time, there is a binder with information for all the volunteer sites, which is very helpful on what works and what does not. How long are you staying?? Veira the Director is awesome! As Linda mentioned, we met here in Peru. As a side trip on the weekend, we went to Manual Antonio Park, stayed at the Mango Moon B & B...too old for hosteling. Beautiful park, but watch out for the monkeys, they are naunty!!
Hope that is helpful..if you have any other questions, let me know.
Good Luck, LaVerne
- At 1:01pm on January 4, 2009,
Linda Kandel said… - Hi Courtney I was planning to go to Puriscal last year and then it did not work out. I am still hoping to go sometime this year. One of my roommates when I was in Peru is the Director of the Puriscal site and she was great. Another person from Peru I believe volunteered in Puriscal Her name is LaVerne Lewis. I'm sure she will be very helpful to you. Good Luck Linda
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