Jordan Karp - My Photo Mosaic & Journal

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1. Who are you?
Jordan Karp
2. Why did you decide on this Eco-Adventure Costa Rica minimester?
To share time with great friends and learn about a different culture
3. What was your favorite food/meal on the trip?
The fruits after a 3 hour rafting trip on the Pacuare River. 
4. What was the most important item you packed?
My Nano ipod that kept me sane on our long bus rides.
5. What did you forget and had to borrow?
Neutrogena sunblock that saved me from getting burned on the rafting trip.
6. What made you laugh the most?
The hike up and down the Arenal Volcano National Park.
7. What made you think the most?
The community service we did in Escuela el Castillo.  It made me value the school I attend and the opportunities that I am given.
8. What was your favorite adventure activity?
The rafting trip with my friends and swimming in the cold water. 
9. What was your favorite Eco activity?
The Don Juan Organic Farm.  I have never picked my own food.
10. How was your community service project an important part of the trip?
It was a good feeling to know that we were helping not only the community but also helping the enviorment.

11. What was your favorite view?
The view from the top of the platform of Skytrek.
12. What was your most memorable moment?
The waterfalls during the rafting trip were amazing.
13. What surprised you?
The huge iguanas that looked like dinosaurs that had been left behind from the prehistoric times.
14. What changed you?
The community service, before this trip I had never used a hammer or painted. It felt good to know that the first time helped a community. 
15. What did you learn about another person on the trip?
That Gio is an interesting person and can actually talk.
16. What did you learn about yourself during this minimester?
That I am afraid of spiders that hide in trees.