I just got back from a two-hour bike ride where I had time to reflect on our Globe Aware Costa Rica trip we finished yesterday.

The short version is, “WOW, WOW, WOW“!

The 13 kids we brought had the time of their lives. Patti and I weren’t sure if the kids were going to “get it”…but our highest hopes for the trip were totally blown away. I wish you could have been sitting there at the “Last Supper” with the village-it was so emotionally charged that I started crying twice today, just telling friends about it..almost 72 hours removed!

Betsy, our scholarship participant stole the show. She is so incredibly outgoing and fun-Patti and I were very fortunate to just watch her and the other students interact with the village. I was also extremely proud of my two daughters and their Spanish speaking abilities-all the kids were fantastic!

It was so incredible to see Jen again. She is one of my favorite people in the world and she was a tour de force with the students.

We finally have our beautiful house sign (thanks to Jen) and it should be up on our house within a week. I’ll try to get some pictures of it and of course pictures of the trip to you soon.

I thought of a couple Globe Aware soundbites while riding my bike this afternoon:

Got karma? On your next vacation get karma-ized on a Globe Aware trip. Our recent Costa Rica Globe Aware life experience vacation was pure sweetness!

I thought I signed up for a vacation, but I got a Grow-cation! Globe Aware‘s volunteer vacation can be a life-changer…are you ready to grow?

Thanks for all the help!!

Todd