Hello all!

We are currently in La Fortuna, a town near Arenal, an active volcano here in Costa Rica. We are celebrating our last week of work in La Sierra with a fun weekend hiking, soaking in hot springs, and relaxing at the Arenal Observatory Lodge.

This past week in la Sierra, we finished up all of our community service projects...We also enjoyed a walk through the EcoMuseo which commemorates the old gold mines in our area, as well as a visit to a local waterfall, and a hike to an old mining tunnel, located up the mountain from our village.

On a free afternoon in town after a huge downpour in the village this week, we played a fun game of Yoga Ball Soccer which quickly became an enormous mud fight... along with many local friends, we ended up plastered with mud, in a hilarious mud-slinging fight! It was certainly a messy time, but a fun memory for all of us!

When we leave the volcano tomorrow, we will head back to La Sierra. Our despedida (good bye) party is Sunday night, and until then, we´ll be saying our goodbyes, enjoying the area, and getting ready to head back to San Jose!

Abrazos,
Sophie and Sam