Ten years ago, the Passport Club of Waynesboro introduced its first trip to Costa Rica. Now, ten years on, Costa Rica is back on the itinerary. Costa Rica makes so much sense for a trip because of the ecology and the perhaps unexpected connection Waynesboro has with the ecological preserves of the nation. Furthermore, this trip has its theme in the natural wonders of Costa Rica, with the daily itinerary in the outdoors!
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On March 11, 2020, just days before take off to Passport Club Japan, new data was released in the previous twenty-four hours by the World Health Organization regarding the dramatic spread of cases of the novel coronavirus sars-cov-2 and the associated disease COVID-19, and the trip was immediately cancelled. Later that same day, COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. Although the trip was one of the first cancellations which affected students, in the following days (and now months) it was just one of a long list of #COVIDCANCELLED events.
Passport Club Ireland-Scotland (June 2020) was postponed in hopes of a 2021 trip, and then delayed again to 2022. While we all figure out how to change our routines and learn new ways of navigating this new world, we remain hopeful and optimistic that our ability to experience the excitement of a different country in person is a vaccine away. What can you do to speed up the timeline? Please observe the CDC guidelines for behavior and cleanliness during the pandemic and encourage everybody (because it takes everybody doing their part, too) to do the same. The philosophy for our club moving forward remains consistent: Travel is important because it is personally transformative and one of the best ways to learn. Our philosophy also embraces the idea that it does not matter so much where you travel but that you travel. With a plan to travel as soon as it becomes safe with respect to the pandemic, this flexibility of mindset becomes even more essential as we look a year or two years down the road and only guess at what may be. As of October 2020, Passport Club Scotland & Ireland is set for June 2022 departure. Since 2011, the Passport Club of Waynesboro has provided opportunities for international educational travel. More passports=more travel=more aware. Set a goal, join one of our trips, and use your passport to educate yourself!
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