Costa Rica Summer Service Adventures

This past summer, my cousin Ana and I had the incredible opportunity to participate in a Costa Rican summer service volunteer program, and it was honestly one of the most enriching experiences of our lives. We had initially chosen this program because we were excited about the chance to surf in Costa Rica – but the service component turned out to be the highlight of our trip.

From the beginning, we felt supported and welcomed by our program leaders, who were not only super fun but also great mentors. They created an environment where we could learn, grow, and genuinely connect with the local community. Their energy and passion for the work they were doing made everything even more impactful, and we learned so much from them both on and off the field.

The best part of the experience, though, was staying with local families in the community. The warmth and hospitality they showed us were beyond anything we expected, and living with them truly changed my perspective on life. The bonds we formed were so strong that I’m happy to say I still keep in touch with the family I stayed with, which has been such a rewarding connection to maintain.

The Costa Rica service adventure was amazing and definitely the highlight of my summer! I did not want to leave the great friends, leaders, and community I found by the end of the trip. I know I will have these memories for the rest of my life including, hanging out at the beautiful beaches with the new friends I made and sitting in hammocks on top of a huge mountain playing guitar and singing songs. Arriving there I was very sad and scared to leave my home and by the end I felt the same but I had a new meaning of home.

I loved this trip and would remember for the rest of my life. Getting to do service, meeting incredible people, and seeing part of the world that I haven’t been to, made this trip a great experience.
The leaders were high energy, friendly, people I admire. I felt welcome from the first moment I met them. They were one of the reasons that the trip was as exceptional as it was.
We had a travel issue due to the airline, but the Global Works team was fantastic at helping us navigate through it. They made this challenge stress free and supported us every step of the way.

I'd like to start by thanking my two counselors for making this camp a unique experience and for always helping me and my friends with any problem we had. Costa Rica is a wonderful country with so many interesting things to do such as rafting and surfing, which made this trip even more amusing.
All the places we went to are beautiful and amazing in so many different aspects and the places where we stayed were enough for the little time we spent there. I enjoyed every single part of the trip because after three weeks we were able to form a wonderful group of friends and we did not even think about using our phones.

Going into the trip was very nerve racking until I was introduced to Javier, Rebecca, and Luke. The Costa Rican trip was absolutely mind blowing from the beautiful landscapes and wildlife to the culture of all the places we stayed at. While I was there it gave me a sense of gratitude and a way to see different parts of the world most people will never get too experience. I recommend Global Works too everyone who asks about it and would plan on going on trips until my final years of high school.

It was great trip, great support from counselors and all the activities were fun and engaging. We saw many beautiful animals, and the scenery was always great. It was nice weather, great support, good friendships and an amazing time overall. The white water rafting was supper fun, everything always feels new and engaging but it’s easy to tell just how much work was put into making it such a great experience. There so much to do, so much to see, and I would definitely recommend this experience to anyone thinking about it.

Being part of the volunteer program during this year was a very unique and unforgettable experiences . We visited very beautiful places in Costa Rica, doing activities such as rafting, surfing and many more. Every day was an adventure full of new things, moments full of laughter and jokes, very delicious meals.
During the volunteering I met very kind people, who became my friends. I got to know many very beautiful places, full of flora and fauna such as turtles in their habitat.
I would like to invite you to be part of the program and get to know my beautiful country, Costa Rica.

Maren had a great time. She made a lot of new friends and visited incredible places throughout the country. She enjoyed all of the adventures including surfing, ziplining and rafting. She also enjoyed the community service, including visiting kids at their schools! There was a very good variety of food that she liked. She also enjoyed exploring all of the cities where the group visited. She also enjoyed seeing all of the wildlife including the monkeys. Maren would highly recommend this program to anyone!