So after our flight was canceled due to a very weak snow storm and a very annoying Laugardia Airport we finally met at three in the morning to begin our journey to COSTA RICA!!!! The long awaited trip we have all been preparing for is finally here! Everyone was surprisingly upbeat for 3 in the AM and even though we got to the airport three hours in advance we barely made our flight. The flights were great we all slept, hung out, got to know who sleeps with their mouths open and who snores, drools and misses their mommy. Then the greatest thing happened!!! WE LANDED IN COSTA RICA. The weather was a perfect 82 degrees and we all made our way to the Hotel Arenal Manoa to meet up with the rest of our group!! As soon as we got to the hotel we were greeted warmly by the rest of the Aish trip and were served fresh fruit, smoothies and other refreshing desserts. We had an hour to unpack, find our rooms and then we had dinner! It was sooo awesome having all 80 students finally together in Costa Rica, the hotel is gorgeous, surrounded by tropical trees, flowers, and mountains. After dinner we had a great quick class and movie on the worlds awareness of how many Jews there are today and then we had the most non akward icebreaker ever which turned into a talent show which turned into an all-out party and we all lived happily ever after until Tuesday…

Written by: Zissie