Sunday, March 16, 2014

Day 7: Zip-lining in San Luis, and souvenirs in Sarchi

The team is ready for Zip-lining!

Embracing a moment in between flights through the forest. 

One of the trails leading to another zip-ling take-off point.

Flying!

Yeee haaaaa!

Here we go!

The team getting ready for the last cable…Superman!

La iglesia de Sarchí

Juggling after souvenir shopping.

¨Exclusividades Chaverri¨. Souvenir shop. 

The side awoke to the ominous barking of Coach Bour.  We started our day with a short and sweet practice that consisted of calisthenics and stretching. From there, we took a three-hour ride to rural and stunning San Luis. Upon arriving, the boys began their attempts to convince Eric Sze, Figbe Prosper, and Richard Ochefije to participate in the day’s activities. Zip lining enabled the group to face their fears as a team. The course consisted of 12 lines and a Tarzan jump.  One of the highlights was Paulos Aklilu overcoming his fear of heights and conquering the Tarzan jump.  The group’s favorite line was the grand finale.  During the last ride each of us went in the superman position and flew across the top of the secondary growth forest for a ride that lasted a whole minute. Figbe looked back on the experience saying, “In that moment, I thought about my parents. And I wondered if this is the way they were going to lose me?” Figbe, Richard, Eric and many others overcame tremendous fear today, and we all became closer as a team.


                   Camden McCusker '15 & Paulos Aklilu '15

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