WISE words of advise from Costa Rica

The students from Amarillo, New Orleans, and DC had some words of advise...

DON'T leave home withOUT
Madison...dry-fit clothes
Alan...spending money & a way to call your mom to deposit MORE money!
Joe...more than one pair of shoes
Nathaniel...extra socks

Brenda...pants, NOT jeans, to wear through the rainforest
Desiree...pepto chewables
Miranda...travel detergent
Alex-the Driver...OLD shoes, they will get EXTRA muddy & EXTRA wet!
Danny-OUR AWESOME Travel Manager...your best dance moves, with your Idol voice (poonchi, poonchi, poonchi)
Ms. G **especially for the teachers... everything that your wonderful students will FORGET...
Alix (me)...a flashlight!

and the WHOLE GROUP says..."bring your appetite for BEANS & RICE!"

From our new found love, Costa Rica....Pura Vida!

Learning to use Windows Live Writer

There are many places in Costa Rica where we may not have access to the internet (especially in the rain forest) so by using this, the students, teachers and myself will be able to get the blogs out there for the families and friends to follow!  Yeah! –Treana Kay

Learning how to add photos and video to my blogging account.... This is so cool! -Treana Kay



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Travel Preparation for Costa Rica

So, packing for 7 days in Costa Rica has become half the fun of getting ready for the trip. I am trying to limit myself and have one bag (a rolling carry-one) plus my backpack for the trip. Every item I'm packing has to do at least 2-3 things- and YES I am already packing!
Forget normal shampoo & condition- I went to REI & found these great little "sheets" of soap that are 1x2 inches in size- talk about light packing! And to top it off, there are 30 in the little packet- I hope I don't have to wash my hair that many times.
I bought the "large ziplock" packing bags that you put your clothes in and remove all the air- 5 shirts (2 long sleeve & 3 short sleeve, for layering) take up less space than 1 normally packed shirts.
I found the perfect backpack- which has built in pockets on the waist to hold my camera, phone, and video player- so that they are never in the back and out of reach! It even can hold a water bladder if I want to use it-some new inventions are just great.
I'll update as I increase my "packing" and will get a couple pictures out for everyone to see how I'm doing- pass on your helpful hints too!

First Follow Me Contest Winner Announced

Congratulations to Madison M.! She is our Follow Me Contest winner for our June 8th trip to Costa Rica. Way to go, Madison! Students, you too can earn a chance to win a free iPod Touch. Just get as many people as you can to register to follow your blog by directing them to DiscoveryStudentsAdventures.com/destinations/blogs. Let them know what dates you are traveling and ask them to register to follow you on your adventures this summer. Good luck!!!