I would like to introduce myself before I get started, I am
a student from the U.S. studying Tourism Management. I decided to come to Costa Rica to have a new adventure and
experience a different culture. I am
from a busy city on the east coast and am used to a lot of traffic and noise
all of the time.
When I arrived in Costa Rica and
was taken to San Antonio of Santa Cruz I was most impressed with the size of
the mountains and volcanoes that surrounded me. Once I got to Serendipity’s new office, and the place I’m
staying, I was welcomed with the peaceful sounds of birds chirping and the
quiet of the mountainside.
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| View from the office, the garden is starting to bloom. |
The rainforest that surrounds us is
something I have never seen before, along with the towering volcano above
us. I have been embraced by the
Serendipity staff and showed the true meaning of Pura Vida, which is a popular
saying here that means, “living the good life”. The people here are among some of the friendliest I have ever met
and make me feel right at home here in Costa Rica.
As I mentioned before, SerendipityAdventures has a new office in San Antonio of Santa Cruz, which is located only
a few kilometers north from the old facilities.
The new building is still under
construction and we get to see the changes everyday. The construction workers arrive every day early in the morning
when the birds are singing and the sun is beginning to shine. Many of the workers come from the busier
town of Turrialba and travel up the mountain to our peaceful spot on the quiet
mountainside.
Since my arrival I have already
seen many changes here at Serendipity, a new path from the building I live in
to the office was finished this week, a new wall in the office was constructed
to divide the work space, plants and grass have been planted, many of which
have already started growing and turning green from all of the rain we have
gotten recently. It’s becoming a very beautiful garden.
Now the workers are working on the
back exit for cars that will include a large gate. Neither the sun nor the rain
stops the workers from doing their job. I can see them every day smiling,
listening to a radio and working hard to finish all the construction details.
Most days here in the office we get
to enjoy the cool mountain air by having our doors and windows open. When you look out the windows here at
Serendipity your view is not obstructed by tall buildings or busy streets,
instead you see only nature in full bloom and the tropical rainforest that
surrounds us.
So far my experience here has been
full of new adventures, and I can’t wait to see what is to come next! Even
though I am doing my internship, this experience is also a perfect way to get
to know Costa Rica, its people, nature and culture. It’s also a learning
process to understand how they organize the best trips around the country, the
most amazing Costa Rica vacations.
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| The construction site, a work in progress. |
