We had French toast for breakfast as it started to rain we debated on going to our waterfall hike. We decided we were still going to go after the rain died down. When we arrived it was a beautiful rainforest, we decided to hike the long way to see some animals. It started to downpour…

Today we had breakfast as always, and after that we had the opportunity to listen to the founder of Give and Surf (the non-profit we are workin with) explain his work, motivation, and ideas for the future. His words were very inspiring and encouraged all students to take full advantage of this opportunity. Afterwards we…

Today we woke up bright and early to learn about Mother of Coral that helps rebuild bleached coral. We went down to the sites we learned about lots of corals and how they grow and reproduce. After we got done, snorkeling, and looking at coral we went back to the hotel and spent some time…

We started the day off, strong with some delicious French toast and fruit. We continued onto the boats to a new community in the mangroves of Bastimentos by the name of Bahia Honda. Our assignment was to paint a newly constructed cafeteria. We got to meet the imfamous monkey on the island, Poncho. We painted…

We had our last breakfast and lunch in San Cristobal, then went fishing and swam in the ocean; we caught one fish, while the other half of the group learned about the history of San Cristobal at the Nobe Cacao farm. We came back and the Basti volunteer group saw the kids for the last…

Today, we woke up to an amazing breakfast of pancakes and fruit. After we fueled up, we boated over to the main island in Bocas, Isla Colon. There, we met Emily, the Give and Surf director and she took us over to the Recycling center. Edwardo walked us through the center and taught us all…

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