We would appreciate your participants
wearing the shirts during the program and take plenty of pictures for us to post on the Costa Rica ABV website when you return.
They will accompany you to the hotel where you will stay one night in Heredia (San Jose). You will be provided
dinner, and the next morning breakfast before departing for Gandoca.
You can read more about Gandoca and the sea turtle program at:
http://www.latinamericanseaturtles.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=146&Itemid=300
Remember to pack accordingly, with sun cover, hats, sunscreen, insect repellent and also sandals and good walking shoes
also. Bathing suits, tshirts, shorts are all fine, and bring a sweater for the nights. You will live in dorms at the Gandoca
station during your 2 week placement. At the end of the program on May 29th you will be brought back to San Jose
and stay one night in the hotel, before departing for home on May 30th.
Please remember to bring $30US for program supplies which will be provided when you arrive like gloves and work materials.
Please be sure to leave these contact numbers with your parents. Remember that internet access is limited at the program site,
and you should warn parents about this. Please be sure to call your parents when you arrive in Costa Rica, and on the weekend
when time permits. You want to bring about $100 US and exchange at least half this amount on arrival and also get coins for the
pay phone in town close to Gandoca.
Monday, April 12, 2010
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