Today started out early in the morning, letting out the morning sleepiness with a bit of yoga practice. After that was done, students finished any last-minute packing preparations and ate breakfast (eggs and pancakes; delicious as usual). When our guide Bryan finished loading our suitcases on top of the bus, we began the process of getting ourselves situated for the long ride ahead. We had just been briefed earlier about the itinerary, which involved us piling ourselves and all our things into the bus and traveling for around 5 hours to our beach AirBNB. During the trip, we took two stops. The first was in the small, picturesque town of La Fortuna, which had bordered Ranch Margot for the entirety of our stay. In our short stay, we disembarked the bus after around 45 minute of driving, and were given around half and hour to do some small souvenir shopping, an activity that had been absent for most of the trip. There were a couple things of note that I observed, including painted wo...
INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRAVEL DAY 1. Meet at Post Oak High School at 1:00pm on Sunday, March 20, 2022. 2 . We need to be tested for COVID before we leave on the trip. Your parents need to wait until results are ready. 3. School transportation will take us to Hobby Airport. 4. We are flying Southwest Airlines which allows checked luggage. Please refer to their website for restrictions on size and weight. Students will be responsible for overage costs. Note: Please pack as lightly as possible. Extra-large suitcases make movement through crowded airports difficult and space on our bus in Costa Rica is limited. Suggested: 1 standard suitcase and 1 small backpack. 5 . ALL medications need to be submitted before Spring break (3/9/22) in a ziplock bag with signed Medication Dispensing form. We will not be bringing any medications from Post Oak. Please bring new prescription medications for the duration of the trip. We carry all OTC medications from the lis...
Behavioral Expectations for Costa Rica Trip 2022 Please note that all rules and policies that pertain to student behavior and conduct at the Post Oak School continue to apply for the duration of the trip. These include all policies relating to the use of prohibited chemicals, including alcohol and tobacco products, any differences in the laws of Costa Rica notwithstanding. There are no cell phones or electronics permitted on this trip. The purpose of this trip is to provide cultural immersion and foster greater group connections. For those reasons, and others, no cell phones or other electronic devices will be permitted on this trip. Each evening students will be in their rooms by 10:00pm with lights out by 10:30pm. As with all overnight trips, students are strictly forbidden from entering the rooms or accommodations of other students, except under direct adult supervision. Violation of this rule may result i...
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