The next night was VAC dinner (a twice a year occurence where all PC volunteers from all over the country get together to discuss new or old policy issues and afterwards just enjoy the party).
Angela, Rob, and Billy dancing at Bulevar.
Mari & André at the club.
Peace.
Steph & Mari reliving the 10.5k. Steph is the one who convinced me to run and together we rocked the Powerade Race!
Pictures speak a thousand words, so I won´t elaborate on the dinner. Suffice it to say it was pura vida...
Next on the list was the ADI (for those who still don´t know, that´s the Association of Development Integral), which had it´s yearly Assembly on September 3rd. I´d helped the president with the written informe and with general planning, as well as invitations. Despite the efforts (or perhaps because of them), we just barely acquired the necessary percentage of people to make the meeting legitimate. My crowning moment was my speech on the Comité Tutelar and the importance of founding one, which we did, to my immense relief! Now I will make sure that the Committee knows why it exists and help with its organization and structure.
Finally, PRETOMA is a turtle preservation and conservation group, dedicated to saving the lora and baula turtles that come to the local beaches where I live. On September 8th, I took advantage of the opportunity to participate in an activity with one of the local schools at Playa Costa de Oro, pictured above.
I met all the kids down at the beach with Cedar (World Teach, Coyote is her school) for a field trip join PRETOMA and help them with the release of four sea turtles who had not made the journey from the previous night´s hatching. One of the cute little turtle is pictureed above, in its journey to the sea. They were about the size of your palm and waddlers on the sand, but slipped into the water and felt right at home. (There were 118 eggs, 104 of which hatched and made it to the ocean the previous night.)
Coming soon: Eileen and Dana´s visit to Costa Rica!
