Tomcats Aroun in , I studied holarship in Costa c S z in e hile Vira I. H mmer. W l “With the ng the su anish and cultura ri u d a ic p S : e s e Costa R th ss d I went to ok two cla Rica, I to . The first weeken surf and zip-lined y to ph photogra t, where I learned kend, we stayed ee oas w C t x c e ifi n c e a P I went rest. Th fo y volcano. rfl e e v tt li w a f o in a bu e s a rest! I sa rt at the b rfalls in the rainfo in d le at a reso e te rk a o sn down w erde and k rappelling of Montv hammoc ts y s h re lt fi fo a d in t p u le o s c the clou I . if I ld ondered bean Sea the Carib y the shore and w to live with me in lb ed in a hoste ne I knew and lov e, but I missed o tim ry bring eve I had an amazing lt, lonely . a ere difficu . Now ic w R re e h T . Costa s d abroad and frien g my time n ri u my family d s to my y d back in ating da and frustr n home and settle is to get out of ee ost that I’ve b ne, what I want m ti u ro .” l norma nce more rt zone o my comfo
“This summer , we traveled with Dr. David Nicaragua for Buck to a two-week se rvice project to a group of po benefit or single mot hers called W Action. Nicarag omen in ua is the seco nd most pove stricken coun rtytry in the wes tern hemisph what Nicarag ere, but uans lack in m aterial items, make up for w they ith their rich cu lture. We did projects: roof two repair and co nstruction of a fuel system. Th bio-gas e work was la bo well worth it. ‘I learned so m rious and dirty, but uch that it’s ha in words. In si rd to put mple terms, it opened my ey trip made me es. The see how amaz ing and easy it in the U.S. M we have y heart broke every day for people,’ said these Brooklyn. ‘I w anted to go on to find an appr the trip eciation for al l the things I ha didn’t get that d, but I . I realized that it’s not what yo but who you ha u have, ve in your life that’s importa Rebecca.” nt,’ said
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