Day one complete

Our students had the chance to find out what the Cloud Forest School is all about. We rode buses to the school - some boarding as early as 7:15am. After getting tours from a pair of upperclassmen, the group joined forces to haul wood into the forest for a bathroom we will be building. We then spent most of the morning raking leaves off of a trail in the forest. The school is hosting a race this Sunday, and the trail needs to be clear so it's not slippery.

After lunch (which is provided by each of the host families), we headed out to accomplish a few tasks. We cleared some trails, raked some more, painted, sawed some tree branches, dug holes for posts...a little bit of everything.

Once the work was done for the day, we rode the school bus into town to the snake house. We were given a lesson about snakes, reptiles, frogs, and more, and then we had the chance to see them. Always a good time.

Eating some delicious Monteverde ice cream a little while later would be the last thing we did as a group. At around 5:45pm, we headed off to our home stays for the night. Pictures are uploading but will take some time, as usual.

Everyone seems to be enjoying the home stays, the school, the work, and the experience overall! We will be back at it bright and early in the morning.

The photo below shows some of our students hanging with a few of the youngsters after school today.