BRATTLEBORO — On Friday, Nov. 20, the Brattleboro Union High School Costa Rica Exchange held a fundraising dinner and cabaret. The 13 BUHS students in the exchange served gallopinto (Costa Rican rice and beans), salad, bread, flan, cookies, and drinks before several student music groups performed.
The evening was hugely successful, and we would like to offer heartfelt thanks to the Brattleboro Area Middle School administration, the custodians who set up the room, and the businesses that contributed to the event - the Putney Food Co-op, Green Mountain Orchards, and the Walker Farm.
We would also like to thank the performers from the student groups who performed so beautifully: Spiralia, Shoulder Narrows, Renegade, Xpressivo, and Sometime Sunday. And, finally, we would like to thank Señora Judy Abascal for all her help, and the members of the community who attended and donated so generously.
While BUHS students of Spanish have been traveling to homestays in Costa Rica for more than 10 years, this year is the first true exchange: In January, we will welcome students and their adult leaders from the Colegio Técnico Profesional de Dulce Nombre in Cartago, who will live with their BUHS partners, visit BUHS classes, and enjoy winter in Vermont. In April, we will return the visit.
Members of all the exchange programs that make up BUHS Abroad work hard to plan an enjoyable stay for their partners, to prepare for their own homestay experience, and to earn the money to travel and host their partners. We are very grateful for the community's support for these students.