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This one goes out to all the students

Dear district 215 students, Traveling with you all to Costa Rica to take Spanish classes and live with families in Heredia was a great honor for me, and it was exciting for me to see how each of you grew during the two weeks that we were there. Every day, I felt proud of you all for stepping out of your comfort zone of the English speaking midwestern region of the United States of America to live with a Spanish speaking family in central Costa Rica. I loved seeing our district united.  I loved seeing North students and South students walk each other home, play soccer together, sing karaoke together, dance together, and play cards together.  I loved hearing you talk about your host families. I loved hearing about the conversations you had with them, the delicious food they made, the places you went with them, and the games you played with them.  I loved hearing about how these families embraced you and welcomed you and how you relaxed into the embrac...
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Goodbye Costa Rica..

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Hello my name is Raelen Mccoyne and Im going to be an incoming senior at tf south.  I was fortunate  enough to attended this language emmersion trip with the help of family and friends. Last night, our CR family came over to see us one last time. After many laughs and picture taking, my two roommates (kori & Viviana) and I went to a floral shop to pick out a bouquet of flowers because she did the same for us our first day. Then we went to Office Depot to buy a frame and print out the picture of the three of us and her family that we took minutes before. When we came back we had to sneak the flowers in the house so she wouldn’t see! Then we wrote a letter to our mom tica  that showed our greatest appreciation for all that she’s done and the moments we shared. When we were finally done we surprised our moma tica with our gift to her! The expression  on her face was pure joy followed by tears. We hugged and told her how much we will miss her and how thankful we ar...
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Goodbye from Dulce

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Wow! This trip has came to an end.. today was literally one of the best & saddest day. Had a little party with some great people I met on this trip. Told ghost stories, watched movies, played spoons ( yeah I learned how to play spoons on this trip ) , drank the best coffee ever, cooked rice and beans. Also my roommate and I got to play Pictionary in Spanish! SUPER FUN! Got to teach mama Tica how to take pictures on an iPhone, ate some bomb pizza!! Beggars who?! This trip has literally taught us so much. Not just did we improve in our Spanish but I’m sure we all learned how to appreciate what we have at home. My favorite thing from this trip has to be the good food we ate on the daily! Never in life would I eat vegetables but now thanks to my mama tica I’ll eat vegetables any time! My mama tica always hooked it up in breakfast, lunch, and dinner! Gallo Pinto in every meal but I lived for it! I’ll miss having something to do on the daily! Sure won’t miss the walks going uphill ...
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I absolutely loved this trip!! The classes were very hands on and interactive and that is the type of person I am so I fit right in. My teacher was very helpful and informative, but we learned a lot within 5 hour classes. I also felt like I was on vacation. The weekend stay at Manuel Antonio was super fun. Zip lining was amazing and so beautiful over the rainforest. The beach was so fun and I had a lot of fun with the other students. I made some new friends during this trip, I'm usually an introvert. I absolutely love my mama tica Fabiola and her son Luca and I'm going to miss them so much. I added Fabiola on Facebook so hopefully we will stay in touch. Fabiola was so nice and loving this whole trip, I never felt out of place. Costa Rica is a beautiful country, although I thought it would be hotter here.
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The Blog That's Almost As Long As The Flight To Costa Rica

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Hola! My name is Lucy LaMar and I'm overflowing with excitement to write this blog today! Although, with this excitement and the amazing moments that have occurred over these past two weeks comes a long blog. Therefore, I suggest grabbing some cookies to eat during todays blog,  as I write, I'm munching on my new addiction, Oreos covered in white chocolate! The Thanks. I'd like to start today's blog by thanking some people. Thank you to the District 215 administration and staff for making this trip possible, these words do not express my complete gratitude. Thank you to all of the businesses and supporters who helped us make it to Costa Rica. Thank you to our parents for  giving up a little control, accepting the worry, and loving us enough to send us to another country for the experience and growth of a lifetime. Thank you to the new friends and the old friends here and at home who have tolerated my excitement about the most mundane things and created a family here i...
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Late 4th of July post by A’mari

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Hey guys , it’s A’mari from TFN and on the 4th of July it was a different experience for me . Being in another country has really showed me how to appreciate what I have back home . The 4th of July is important to Americans because it’s the day the United States got its independence and makes Americans enjoy what America has yet to become. We went to school on our 4th of July in Costa Rica and enjoyed a small activity to represent the American flag. Since I’ve been in Costa Rica , the most interesting thing that happened to me was zip lining and meeting new people. I have been to the restaraunt called creperie and cafe entre nous in Heredia . I soooo recommend it if you haven’t tried crepes or want a good breakfast ! During the stay in Costa Rica , the culture differs a lot with how people interact and how the city operates as a whole. In Costa Rica since the 4th of July is an American thing , it’s not celebrated. Being in another country and speaking Spanish has been fun and interesti...
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Hello, my name is Jasmyn and I will be talking about what we did today in Costa Rica. Today, I woke up at 8:15 AM, Because we had a little bit of free time before the traditional Costa Rican games started at 10 AM. So, I woke up, got  in the shower, brushed my teeth, and got dressed for the day. Me and my roommate are a breakfast which consisted of a breakfast sandwich filled with ham, egg, and cheese, toast with jam, and coffee for me, and tea for my roommate.After we finished eating, we started walking to the mall, because we had extra time before we had to be at ULatina (the university) for the games. So, me and my roommate walked to mall and shopped for a bit. Afterwards, we walked to  ULatina (the university) for the traditional Costa Rican games. When we got there, the options were either soccer or bingo. Me and some of friends all chose bingo. Others chose soccer, Some decided to not even play a game at all. Overall, the games were fun to play.These games included socce...
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