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As my first time traveling from the United States it was very 

nerve wrecking for me because I kept thinking of all the 

things that could go wrong such as loosing my Passport, 

having money stolen, offending someone, and even 

forgetting to pack or bring everything back. The furthest I 

had ever been before was to California which I believed was 

far. This was also my first time traveling over a large amount 

of water and this truly scared me since there have been 

numerous movies about bad things happening in these 

instances.

However, once we arrived, all of my fears disappeared. I 

decided to let go and enjoy the ride. of course I always 

held safety in my mind. But I also decided this would be 

the point in which i would let go and really get out of my 

comfort zone getting to know others and while 

participating in the planned events. 

Being able to visit the orphanage was a one time 

opportunity for me. I had never been to a orphanage at 

all before, to go here and interact with children, it was 

amazing. The children had tons of energy and were full 

of sass. Language was bit of a barrier, but it didn't stop 

us from having fun. Although we didn't get to take many 

pictures of the children due to privacy, we were bale to 

take pictures of the place and the images of the children 

will always live in my mind. 

We spent the first two nights in the Arenal area which had 

a beautiful view of the Volcano. We also took a hiking trip 

at a hanging bridges park. It was scary due to the fragile 

foundation of the bridges, but the view was breathtaking 

as it gave you a beautiful overlook of the wildlife and 

green scenery.

Here at the hot springs, I was able to enjoy a water park 

from the natural hot springs available to the public. I was 

able to enjoy a pool of hot water from the springs as well 

as numerous different water slides. It was amazing as I 

got out of my comfort zone with the water and had fun 

with my classmates. 

This day we were given the opportunity to kayak across 

Lake Arenal. It was amazing as the water was cool and 

a beautiful teal. It was alike no other experience I ever 

had. I got to get out of my comfort zone when it came 

to water for a bit. It was my first time being in a big 

body of water other than the pool and although I did not 

get out of the kayak, it was nice to take that first step 

and kayak out there. We were then driven to the other 

side of the island on the boat and got to see the scenery 

better. 

One of my greatest fears is being up high with nothing 

underneath me. As my first time ever zip-lining, my 

biggest fear was the safety. When we arrived on site, it 

was overwhelming the rules that were in place and I 

was nervous that I would mess up somehow and get 

stuck in the middle of the line. However, this did not 

occur. I loved every bit of it and after the first line, I 

wanted to go first for every other one thereafter. 

Although it rained, the scenery and feeling was still 

amazing and I conquered a fear of heights this day. 

Here at this farm we learned about the different plans 

they grew such as sugar cane and coffee beans. We 

were able to taste cure sugar cane and try an all time 

favorite of agua de dulce(sweet water). We were also 

given the opportunity to contribute to this farm by 

planting our own trees here. It was very easy and 

worthwhile to add to the biodiversity of Costa Rica 

through one simple task. 

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