Great day at the Plantation

We had an amazing day visiting the plantation. This is an activity that we take most student groups on but if you are interested we can make this a part of your Costa Rica Family Adventure also. It was extremely hot and we took a walk through the plantation to get a feel for what the workers do everday just for a couple bucks a week. We also learned the history of the United Fruit Company. When we arrived the local kids played music for us. They put on quite the show and after they were done playing the FHS band took action. I did not even know these kids new how to beat the drum but between Antawan doing the Robot and Kadeem beatin the heck out of the drum they put on quite the show for the locals. I have only heard Terrence talk a few times during the week but he actually got in on the robot fun and put on a show of his own. It was a morning filled with laughs but none probably quite as funny as Courtney playing on the swing set with the kids and falling off and ripping his pants off down to his boxers. It was one of the more funny things Ive seen on tour and the local kids will be talking about it for years. Courtney played it off really well and just laughed it off and even posed for some pictures. After we heard the band play and we allowed the kids to interact for awhile we made our way to the plantation wehre we visited the packing house. After visiting the packing house we visited the famous spheres. While we were making the walk through the plantation we must have had over 50 of the local kids following us as we hiked over skinny bridges, high grass, and HOT HOT SUN. When we arrived to the spheres we got the short story about them and then headed back to the bus which took us to the center of their local town where we had lunch. The town is called Finca 6 and is one of 12 towns that were formerly owned by the United Fruit Company. Ever since the United Fruit Company left in 1984 it has stuggled to make ends meet. It is a very interesting story and any of the kids should be able to tell you about it. Lunch was great as most of the boys went back for second and thirds. We then said our good-byes passed out some candy and made our way back to the hotel. The kids now have the afternoon to relax (I suggested to study for their final exams coming up) and enjoy the beach. Hope everyone is doing well in NYC!!!