Hola!
After about 7 months of anticipation, it is hard to believe that in 24 hours, I will be landing in San Jose, Costa Rica! I am so grateful to have this opportunity with EGL to volunteer abroad, to thoroughly immerse myself in Costa Rican culture, and to assist in sea turtle conservation in Ostional. We have everything all packed and ready to go, and we even got our “trip crisis” out of the way early with one of our members forgetting his passport in Ann Arbor when he’s flying out of Texas–but we got it averted in less than 5 minutes, qué dicha!
To give a little preview of the types of activities that we will be doing at the wildlife refuge, the six of us will be relocating turtle nests into hatcheries, partaking in nightly beach patrols to help prevent turtle egg poaching, helping with beach cleanup, as well as supporting various tasks within the local community when we aren’t directly working with sea turtles on the coast. We are all beyond excited for this incredible opportunity to experience the country’s vibrant culture, and to explore the myriad of Costa Rica’s beautiful sites.
I can barely contain my excitement for the next 2 weeks, and the Costa Rica VA group is looking forward to sharing all of our experiences post by post on this blog!
Pura Vida!
– Monica Bian
EGL Family Abroad 