HELLO... SAN JOSE!!!!!

We are on the ground in Costa Rica! The trip was as perfect as could be -- we left Cincy on time, the flight landed 30 minutes early in Atlanta, we left on time for San Jose and landed according to schedule. The weather was perfect for both flights. Upon landing in San Jose, the lead flight attendant made an announcement and commended "the awesome 8th grader's from Cincinnati" who were so well behaved, and wished us well on our "adventure to the jungle lodge". She also wished the chaperones much luck, as they "might need it".

In case you don't know me, this is a hello from Gary Moscarino -- I am the chief blogger and since there are two Gary's on this trip, I will henceforth be known again as CB, the Chief Blogger. You will hear from all of our students and chaperones in the coming 10 days. Today we have two student bloggers who will tell us about our first exciting day! Joe Kanitz will tell us about the trip down, and Joseph Keating will tell us about our activities on the ground...

Ryan and I send our love to Kim and Sam -- we miss you and are having a great time!
CB out


Hi everyone it’s me Joe, Today I am going to tell about our flights to Atlanta then to San Jose! We first arrived at Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Airport at 5:30 in the morning. Our plane left Cincinnati to go to Atlanta at 7:00 A.M. Our flight to Atlanta was about one hour long. After we arrived in Atlanta we got a short time to do what we wanted then we boarded the plane to go to San Jose Costa Rica. The flight to San Jose was incredibly long it was around three and a half hours long. The way we entertained ourselves on the flight was to watch the movie the plane had we also worked on homework and we took pictures of all the places we passed by. Those places were The Florida Keys, Cuba, Grand Cayman, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Finally we landed in San Jose.

I would also like to tell everyone back home in Cincinnati that I miss them and I hope that they are having just as fun of time as I having. I want my family to know that I love and miss them the most. Until next time, Adios from Joe.



Hi everyone, this is Joseph blogging to you from San Jose, Costa Rica! The flights went great as you have heard in Joe’s blog, but I am here to talk to you about after the flights in San Jose itself.
After landing the second flight from Atlanta, Georgia to San Jose, we were able to take a bus over to the Best Western Hotel (Irazu) around 2:30 P.M. United States time. We then went to Subway for lunch and had to even order our sandwiches in Spanish. The workers there did not know much English, so it was a difficult time for us and the employees. The hardest part about staying here so far would be getting used to the money system. We are allowed to spend American money here, but our change is given back to us in colones, which are the Costa Rican currency. 500 colones would equal 1 U.S. dollar, which is the hardest part when getting change.
Getting back from lunch, we all went to the pool located in the center of the hotel that is outside and very beautiful. We have even gotten to see some unique plants and birds that would touch down right by us. The first day here at Costa Rica was great and I am definitely looking forward to the next days that we will be staying.

I want to dedicate this section of my blog to my family and friends back home. Mom, Dad, and Lane, I got here great and I am really having a great time. No problems with the flights or security if you were wondering. I’m really glad I came and I love you all. I know some of my friends back home would also like to hear me say. . . . . . . Ergyah! Be back soon.

Costa Rica Mountains

Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Cayman Islands

Grand Cayman

Cuba

Florida Keys

Florida Keys

Florida Keys

Bradenton, Bradenton Beach, and Anna Maria Island...

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