Hey everyone, I’m Gia Viggiano and attend Trinity Episcopal Church in Galveston. My group is working at Iglesias Ascension, a church being re-built by the Diocese of Costa Rica, and we’re mainly doing the ‘final touches’ before the ‘Final touches’. Some things we did today at the worksite were sifting a lot of dirt, mixing … More Cards, Crying, and Costa Rica
This is our second day of work and our team at the Diocesan House started to find their grove. We had to make sure that we were flexible and that everyone got to try out the variety of jobs we are here to do. One of the things I did was paint the gate as … More Can’t Rain on my Parade
Today was our second day in Costa Rica but our first day of work. I had mainly worked on sanding the fence today, so that it may be painted later in the week. The reason we were sanding the fence was to make it smooth. This enables the paint to bond to the fence better … More Our Sand-cond Day in Costa Rica
Today we left for our Mission to Costa Rica. It also happened to be my first time on a plane. I knew it was going be a safe flight and getting complementary drinks helped the situation. Unfortunately, I did hit my head on the seat when we landed. But I am still excited about my … More Pura Vida Y’all
Going to Costa Rica for a week was the best decision of my life. Even from my first year, back in 2015, it has been the highlight of my summer. From the moment we arrived, things were different than expected. For starters, students were still in school, so VBS became a bit challenging. With the … More A Time to Grow
Today was the end of our mission work in Limon and the beginning of our excursion in Puerto Viejo. It was bittersweet much like the chocolate we had the privilege of tasting. It began with the best hits from our breakfasts over the last four days: fried bread, eggs, and mango. In the flurry of … More Sunrise, Sunset
This piece is about the beauty of the nature in Costa Rica. This is of one of the plants outside of where we are staying in Limon. I have not seen this plant anywhere else except in Costa Rica. The complexity of the flora around us is one of the places I see God on … More Plants and Food
Dia 3 empezo como los demas. Un desayuno para alimentar nuestros corazones. Todos listos par aver que los espera este dia. Aveces pensamos que no tenemos ningun impacto. Pero hoy fue un dia diferente. Trabajando con diferentes grupos es duro recordar a todos. Hoy yo mire a Jesus en una nina. La conoci ayer y … More La Paz
Day two of mission work introduced new relationships with the children that will last throughout the rest of the week. Vacation bible school was more organized and more efficient than the day prior. Getting to know the children was probably the best part in my own personal opinion. However, a challenge with this is the … More Children of the Dab
Dia Primero- We made it to Costa Rica!! As I discovered last year, the first day is always the most difficult, as routines and plans are still being formed as we go on through the day. Of course we started it off with the rice and beans, and then headed to the workplace. As we … More Happy Place
