FINAL DAY OF FUN
Can you believe today is our last day of fun in Costa Rica? We began our morning with a delicious breakfast buffet at Hotel Los Lagos in La Fortuna. We...
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‘IN OUR ELEMENT’
Our day began bright and early at Escuela Rafael Ecuardus H, in Monteverde proper. We visited with Nina Sylvia and her first- and third-grade students. The students graciously welcomed us...
AN ELEVATED EXPERIENCE
Our last day at the Cloud Forest started at the bright hour of 6:15 a.m. Now listen, we are all on summer break and we realize that this is a...
THE RAINFOREST
Who needs an alarm clock when the cloud forest is wide awake at 5 a.m.? We awoke to the sounds of many birds, insects and other animals that were ready...
INTO THE CLOUDS
Into the clouds of Monteverde we go! Today we took a four-hour drive to special destination we came all the way to Costa Rica to visit. Our day started at...
CULTURE SHOCK
We aren't in the states anymore! We are currently in Alajuela, Costa Rica. It is the neighboring town by San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica. As soon as we arrived, we...
SUMMER TRAINING
Summer is anything but boring for East Carolina University Police. Empty residence halls and classroom buildings, along with a lack of students on campus provide unique training opportunities for officers...
SOMEWHERE IN THE SKY
Four a.m. was pretty early for the rest of the crew, PeeDee and me. We were all up early to be at the Zurich airport to prepare for the 10:15...
THE LAST CLIMB
On the last day before our departure from Europe, PeeDee and I wanted to make it a good one to remember. We both got a good night’s sleep as we...
THREE COUNTRIES, ONE DAY
Like most nights, I fall asleep thinking of the exciting day to come. This morning, I got out of bed in Zurich, Switzerland, put on my business-casual outfit and went...