Yesterday we took a tour of Cafe Brit and were able to see how they grow and make coffee. It was really cool. The tour was pretty entertaining too - it was put on by hired actors. We then had lunch with Steve the founder of Cafe Brit. It was cool hearing his story of how he got to be where he is now. His best advice was to just be open to new ways of doing things and other cultures. Do not be too quick to judge.
Today I woke up at 5:30 and met Eric at the Univeridad Versitas where we hopped on a bus in to San Jose and met with Jeff who is kind of my boss. He s 23 and works for Fundavida. He is currently trying to start a program that will teach kids about getting a job and such after they graduate high school. Fundavida has three different sites in CR. This morning we went to Linda Vista and he just kind of showed me around. He was trying to familiarize me with the bus system and the city. It is very confusing because they have no street names. People just know where things are in relation to other buildings or parks and such. The bus rides are very cheap, usually just like 30 or 40 cents. We then made our way to Concepcion (another site) and that is where I am now. Jeff had a meeting or something so I am just hangin out in an office until a class at 1 which I will sit in on. It is an english class like the ones I will be helping teach. Fundavida seems very laid back and I have realized flexibility and patience are a must because plans change often. For example, we were supposed to head to 25 (another site) but there was a murder in the town and it is currently closed down and surrounded by police and helicopters -so we quickly hopped off one bus and got on another and headed this way. Not sure where the rest of the day is going to take me but hey i can be flexible!
Today I woke up at 5:30 and met Eric at the Univeridad Versitas where we hopped on a bus in to San Jose and met with Jeff who is kind of my boss. He s 23 and works for Fundavida. He is currently trying to start a program that will teach kids about getting a job and such after they graduate high school. Fundavida has three different sites in CR. This morning we went to Linda Vista and he just kind of showed me around. He was trying to familiarize me with the bus system and the city. It is very confusing because they have no street names. People just know where things are in relation to other buildings or parks and such. The bus rides are very cheap, usually just like 30 or 40 cents. We then made our way to Concepcion (another site) and that is where I am now. Jeff had a meeting or something so I am just hangin out in an office until a class at 1 which I will sit in on. It is an english class like the ones I will be helping teach. Fundavida seems very laid back and I have realized flexibility and patience are a must because plans change often. For example, we were supposed to head to 25 (another site) but there was a murder in the town and it is currently closed down and surrounded by police and helicopters -so we quickly hopped off one bus and got on another and headed this way. Not sure where the rest of the day is going to take me but hey i can be flexible!
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