Our last day was full of fun and more than anything … water. We packed up and left the Big Yellow House to head to El Yunque Rainforest. We hiked down a trail under the canopy of the forest to the most beautiful swimming holes. We hopped around on rocks until it was time to head to the beach. There we ate mofongo – a typical Puerto Rican dish made of plantains. We then checked into our beautiful new hostel called Casa Coral in the town of Luquillo. We had more beach time as almost the whole group played spikeball and football in the sand.
Our last adventure was kayaking at night in the bioluminescent bay. Once we got to the big lagoon we put our hands in the water and saw the sparkles of the bioluminescence. It was already late when we got back to our hostel and had our final debrief, sharing so many fond memories from our trip. Our teachers bought us ice cream, and we finished the night off with dessert and poker! The bus is picking us up soon so it’s time to go!
-Ari and Lindsey