Not that Mike and I don't like our jobs but a change of pace is super duper awesome, right?
This is why we will be going to Costa Rica in June to help with the conservation of the sea turtles. Our official dates haven't been decided quite yet but it will be certainely in June 2012. We will be helping a non-profit organization called La Tortuga Feliz near Bataan, Costa Rica. This eco-volunteering program is paid by the volunteers. The program help with the conservation of the sea turtles and help the community by creating better living condition and providing education. By educating the community, La Tortuga Feliz hope to banish the need of poaching sea turtles for income.
To learn more about what they do, you can visit their website: www.latortugafeliz.com
There is no internet which means, our geeky self won't be able to facebook you during our stay. There is also no electricity, oh boy... (or more like awesome?). This will be a great time to disconnect from our computers and go back to the basics. We will be learning a lot during our journey about sea turtles, Costa Rica and ourselves.
The language: Spanish. A few people will be speaking English during the project, other than the volunteers themselves, so I have decided to pick up a Nintendo DS game named My Spanish Coach. It was cheap and should get me through at least the basics. Nothing is better than getting fully emerge in a foreign language to learn it. I remember flying to Vancouver, BC from Montreal, QC and not being able to order a sandwich from a sub shop in English. Oh the memories...
Despite the scary bugs we've heard that South America has,(crazy spiders, yikes!) we are excited to see another culture and way of life. We hope to make a difference and hopefully you will follow us as we get ready to go on our journey with the sea turtles.
Gotta go, I have some gaming to do... I mean homework, I have homework to do...
Pew Pew.
-Mel
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