"...The long-winding roads by enormous waterfalls
unmatched by those I saw in Hawaii and the landscape,
utopic! I´ve never experienced such natural
exquisite beauty. The enormous mountains which surrounded
us on every side, the fresh smell of pineapple in
the air and the plentiful green vegetation which illustriously
manifested itself as if human beings never lived or
contaminated the earth."
"...With
a flashlight and of course the aid of someone who
knows the zoo inside and out, we walked through the
gates of this paradise and I'm telling you. I almost
cried in ecstasy - plus the illustrious beauty unmatched
by any place or country. It is indescribable!"
"...We
finally reached our zenith, though still far enough
away from Arenal so the erupting lava wouldn't hurt
us, but the sounds and smoke which emanated from the
mouth of this beautiful volcano were jaw-dropping
at best."
"For
the first time in my life, I haven´t been homesick
or down or depressed or angry at myself or unhappy
or just plain lost. if I was out of the country, like
now. Instead I have been able to relax, unwind, let
my mind find time to just be, forever free, while
I still decide, what's truly right for me."
"The
most amazing element is that these people live in
such modesty but are so full of love and passion,
the energy is infectious with the outpouring of laughter
and good-natured charm. These people, at the very
least, can teach me how to integrate their positive
outlook and reference for all things great and small,
in ways I find unimaginable to me."
"All
of the students began studying English just one month
ago so no matter what grade they are in, they are
basically starting out with the same lesson plans
which makes the repetition of teaching much easier
here. Most of the kids know about Walker Texas Ranger¨and
when I talk with a Texas slang, they bubble over with
laughter when I imitate a True Texan..."
"I
will miss the orphans who I have taken a serious liking
to.... they had something of the equivalent to VH-1,
so we all engaged in hip-hop and I gave them an experience
they probably would never have again. We looked like
a bunch of monkeys and the boys loved walking on their
hands, doing head stands and spinning on their backs!"
