Coming To An End: Ilan

Today was our final day of a full school day because Wednesday’s are half days here at Del Mar Academy. As I look back on the trip, I just keep thinking about the humbleness and caring the people here are. I truly feel like I have become a part of the community here, and I will be very sad to be leaving it all.
Reflecting on our second to last day, today we had IB course classes (EE work time, CAS work time) which was really interesting to get to attend because I got to see how differently the same curriculum is taught here in Costa Rica. One of the main things I noticed from these clases was mainly in CAS, how focused they are on completing their service section out in the community by picking up trash on the beach, or helping people to develop a good method to recycle. I thought this was really cool to see first hand and will be something I definitely take back home with me.
After school, I ended my day with another surf session which was spectacular today, and as I am now much better than when I first got here, it is really enjoyable to catch waves and have fun with friends in the water.

Today’s sunset after an amazing surf session!