2025 Costa Rica: Day 6


Greetings, Bullis families and community! 

It is our final evening in Costa Rica, and emotions are bittersweet. Students spent a lovely morning exploring the beach and lounging by the pool in Uvita. Then it was time to travel by bus to San Jose, stopping for souvenir shopping on the way. We ended the evening by celebrating and reflecting on the trip with our Global Works leaders. 

Two students reflected on the day. 

From the perspective of Addie W.E.:

"It’s our last full day in Costa Rica, and it has been a wild ride. This morning we woke up bright and early at 7:00am and started packing for our last hotel of the trip. We then made our way to breakfast. Later, we had the option to go to either the pool or the beach. I chose to go to the beach called Playa Chamán, and it was so much fun! We walked into the water and jumped over all the waves. After enjoying a bit of time at the beach, we made our way back to the hotel for showers and packing. We put our suitcases out for loading onto the bus, and we were off to lunch at El Jardín. At the restaurant, there was a big souvenir shop, where everyone got to pick out different things to bring home from Costa Rica. After, we hopped back on the bus and drove to our new hotels, and got to check into our new rooms. We had a bit of time to get into a nicer outfit for our last night with everyone. We then made our way outside where we had our last reflection of the trip. We ended the day off with some shoutouts and a group photo. This was a great way to end our trip!"

Tommy O. writes:

"Today was our last full day, and it was one of the nicest! We woke up, packed up our rooms, and had a nice breakfast at a nearby restaurant. After this, we split into two groups and went to the beach or pool, where we stayed and had fun for almost two hours in the sun! We then went to the bus and drove to a cool souvenir shop at El Jardin. We bought different things from all around Costa Rica. After that we arrived at our final hotel, which has a nice view overlooking San Jose. Finally, we had our farewell dinner and reflection. Overall, it was a great day!"

Tomorrow we will spend one more breakfast on our final morning in San Jose before heading to the airport. 

Please enjoy some photos from the day, and look out for one more reflection before we fly back to the US.

Pura vida! 🇨🇷☀️

Best,

The 8th Grade Team










Location: Costa Rica

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