Although CEDO was nothing what I expected it has grown on me; surprisingly. When I first came to CEDO I was pretty upset with the living situation. I had prepared myself to stay somewhere that was relatively modernized/Americanised, but I was shocked at what I would be living at for the next week. 5 minute showers, no toilet paper in the toilets, no real ac, and sand everywhere you don't want it to be. I did not have time to mentally prepare myself for this situation. After my initial shock and frustration had settled down I realized that it's not as bad as I had worked it up to be. CEDO does a lot of awesome activities that I have learned so much from; such as water conservations and the effects of human activity on marine life and habitat. And Abraham (our CEDO instructor) has been amazing in teaching our group all of the opportunities CEDO has to offer in way in preserving the environment. Living at CEDO has not been easy or anything that I expected, but after giving it a chance and learning all the neat things CEDO has to offer I defiantly wouldn't mind coming back to volunteer or visit again.