Day 9: School Visit and Turtle Watch in Samara

On our second to last day in Costa Rica we had a busy day. We started the morning with a jog or walk on the beach. Afterwards we got ready for a full day with the kids. We first went to the school and participated in an activity learning about values. During the activity the kids wrote us letters and we should be receiving them in the next 5 weeks which we are all really excited about. After the activity was over we headed to the beach to have a picnic. When we were finished with our delicious sandwiches we headed back to the community center to play with the kids again. We played many games and had a great time, but then it was the hard part we had to say goodbye. Next, we headed in to town to do a little shopping and we finished the day with a relaxing walk on the beach back to the hotel. The last thing on our agenda was dinner and then a turtle observation. Although we did not get to see that many turtles we did see one turtle returning to the ocean and got to touch it. We returned that night late and tired. We all took fast showers and went to bed excited to see what our last day in Costa Rica would bring. 

- Carleigh Saunders