The Final Stretch

The students are tired (and so am I); I can see it in their eyes. The shine has worn off a bit and things that were once exotic are now annoying. Although there is still one third of the trip still left, some are already thinking of home. I try to remind them of that. We will have four days of volunteer work. We have an exciting night planned in Nicoya on Wednesday where we get to meet Max Goldenberg, a local musician and restaurant owner. We are visiting him at his organic farm which he uses to supply his restaurant and then he will talk about some local issues, and then play a little music for us. Finally we will go to his restaurant for dinner. On Thursday, our last day with the children, we plan to have an ice cream social. Finally on Friday night is our farewell dinner. We have to leave Friday night around midnight to make our 7 am plane. In addition, I have still to surf and I hope to fish.