Apart from the fact that we are all getting pretty excited because the CARRERA CHIRRIPÓ (Chirripó Race) is just around the corner: February 25th, there have been some special things happening in San Gerardo recently: • El Descanso Hotel has recently opened a new service for their clients and visitors to San Gerardo. A sauna [...]

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It’s that time of year! You’re back from vacations and it’s time to plan the year ahead. And we’re wondering if volunteering might be in your plans… Here at Proyecto San Gerardo we’re busy doing the same – planning for next year and the busiest teaching/volunteering season that happens in January – May every year. [...]

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Welcome to a great new addition to San Gerardo: Café Bambú. The bakery/pizzeria opened on Easter Sunday and serves up dishes to please early risers as well as visitors later in the day. We sampled the delicious banana nut muffins along with a cappuccino and noted the total price was just over 1,000 colones ($2) [...]

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*Proyecto San Gerardo is very pleased to announce that Karol Fernandez is the first San Gerardo student to receive a scholarship through the new Proyecto San Gerardo Fund. Karol has been studying computer skills with Proyecto San Gerardo since January 2009 and English since September of the same year. She passed her high school diplomas [...]

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We’ve just had to say good-bye to two terrific volunteers at Proyecto San Gerardo – and our reflections on their time here made me think it was about time I wrote a piece on volunteering in San Gerardo.

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Independence Day celebrations here in Costa Rica are definitely worth blogging about. September 15 happens to be the anniversary when almost all Central American countries celebrate their independence: Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica. The tradition goes that a torch is lit in Guatemala City and carried throughout the towns and villages of Central America, [...]

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¿Usted está buscando una oportunidad voluntaria en Costa Rica? Proyecto San Gerardo necesita a los profesores de la computadora para un mínimo estancia de 6 semanas. ¡Si usted habla español y podría enseñar a habilidades básicas del teclado y del programa entonces queremos oír de usted! La prima sería una cierta experiencia en la enseñanza [...]

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Estimado amigo ¿Usted quiere practicar computación? ¿Usted quire buscar informacion de internet? ¿A usted le gusteria una direccion de correo electronico? Todos pueden venir a Sala de Computación por practicar gratis → Cada Martes y Jueves 1p.m. – 4p.m. Sabado 9a.m. – 12p.m. → a la casa de Jenny frente a las Aguas Termales

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