My Nonprofit Reviews

WOW!!!... where does one begin..upon arrival you knew instantly you were in another place, maybe even in another time... for Costa Rica is truly paradise from the culture to the people everywhere we went, the people made you right at home. My assignment was the Pueblito Orphanage, on my first day I notice that the children's playground equipment was in horrible shape from swings hanging from one chain to the see saws with no seats for the children to sit on.. so I used my 5 days in repairing 6 swings, 4 see saws and put in 3 new tire swings as well. The most inspirational part was on Friday, when a little girl was swinging on the very tire swings I had just put up hours prior. That moment was what this trip was all about for me. Thank you CCS for giving me the opportunity to display my talents as a carpenter, and to bring smiles to children's faces for months to come...Also the Home base was great, Jose Hernandez and the rest of the CCS staff were very welcoming, inspirational and dedicated to their work. I will miss them all... Pura Vida!!!!