Grade 5 Spanish Exchange Trips
The German and Spanish Grade 5 students recently returned from their exchange trips to Berlin and Costa Rica respectively. The following are samples of their enthusiastic reflections on their time away. The French students will be traveling to Martinique in May so look for their reports in the June Globetrotter.
Lorenzo González-Lamassonne
As you may already know, the Grade 5 Spanish class recently came back from their wonderful journey in Costa Rica. On this trip we found several friends, caring families and many incredible places. I think that everyone in the world deserves an opportunity like this, and I feel so lucky that I went to such a beautiful country and experienced one of the greatest moments of my life. I would like to thank Ms. Stella Salazar and Ms. Jenni Thompson for organizing what turned out to be more than just a trip. Because whether we were exploring tropical rainforests, admiring gorgeous waterfalls or even playing soccer, I was always thinking: “Wow, they went through so much trouble just so we could have fun.” For that reason I would like to say to the children in Grade 4 that they have an amazing adventure in front of them which they will never forget.
Como muchos ya saben, la clase de español de quinto grado acaba de regresar de su maravilloso viaje en Costa Rica. En este viaje encontramos amigos, una familia cariñosa y muchos lugares increíbles. Yo creo que todo el mundo se merece una oportunidad como ésta, y yo me siento tan afortunado que fuí a un país tan lindo y tuve una de las experiencias más grandes de mi vida. Por eso yo quiero agradecer a Sra. Stella Salazar y Sra. Jenni Thompson por organizar lo que resultó ser mucho más que un simple viaje. Porque mientras explorábamos la selva tropical lluviosa, admirábamos cataratas bellísimas o hasta a cuando jugamos fútbol, siempre estaba pensando: “Uy, ellas tuvieron que pasar por tantas preparaciones sólo para que nos pudiéramos divertir”. Así que finalmente quiero decir a los niños de cuarto grado que ante ellos tienen una aventura increíble que nunca lo olvidarán.
Alanna Kapoor
My experience in Costa Rica was the best one I’ve ever had going to any foreign country. We met some of the most kind, generous, and talented people and went to some of the prettiest places ever! Some of them were: La Paz Waterfalls Gardens, E.A.R.T.H University, and InBio. It was very interesting to see how they lived their daily life in school and away from school. Overall this was a great opportunity.
Alexandra Zdonczyk
When I went to Costa Rica for 10 days with all my classmates on an exchange trip, I made a very close friend and I think all of us will at least stay in touch by telephone or e-mail with our exchange buddies. Now we have not only experienced a new culture, but now we have international friends! Soon the exchange students from Costa Rica will come to our houses and I don’t know anyone who isn’t looking forward to that.
Javier Sanchez
El día de 29 de marzo nosotros viajamos a Costa Rica. Allí nos quedamos en casa de una familia por una semana. estuvimos en el colegio Lincoln y visitamos muchos sitios interesantes. Aunque todo se me quedo grabado en la memoria un sitio muy impresionante fue La Cascada de la Paz. También visitamos el Mariposario mas grande del mundo.
Brice Williams
Recently our class went to Costa Rica. We got to stay with host families and experience their unique culture. A few of the amazing places we visited were La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Earth University and Parque InBio. I especially enjoyed Parque InBio, where you can explore Costa Rica’s biodiversity. We saw the different forests such as the tropical and dry. I believe that this trip has made us all more confident in ourselves and I hope that the 4th grade class, this year, will have an awesome experience just as we did. This was a wonderful opportunity for us and we all had a lot of fun!
Cuando yo fui a Costa Rica tuve un tiempo muy divertido. Me quede ahí por una semana. Hacia mucho calor. Mientras estaba en Costa Rica me volví más responsable y alerto. Mi familia fue muy cariñosa y amable. Aprendí sobre mucho de la cultura y tradiciones de ellos. Visité unos lugares donde conservan la naturaleza como Earth, InBio, y las cataratas de La Paz. Fue una experiencia muy rica.